Remembering nine ICRC employees killed 20 years ago in Srebrenica
Srebrenica 1995 - 2015 I wish Finally To lay down in the grave The missing grave Next to my child The missing child To warm up his hands. …
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Remembering Srebrenica, 20 years on
Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1 July 1995. In the days after the fall of Srebrenica, those who had fled the town started to arrive in Tuzla. During the first two weeks, ICRC staff took personal risks to …
South Sudan: Patients dying after fighting compels medical staff to leave hospital
10-07-2015 Geneva/Juba - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the deaths in South Sudan of more than a dozen people following clashes that forced doctors and …
Australia: Q+A with Professor Chris Jenks on autonomous weapons
Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of force on the battlefield could increasingly be taken by machines operating without human intervention. A recent event in …
Farmers in Gaza finally able to farm their lands
Healing the land, replanting hope Al Qarara, Khan Younis, Gaza / CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/ D. Von Burgsdorff Hundreds of hectares of agricultural land along Gaza's border with Israel were destroyed during …
Yemen: Vital food aid delivered across front lines
As fighting continues unabated across Yemen, millions of people are struggling to meet their basic needs. In the southern city of Aden, around half the population are displaced from their homes, …
Nepal: Commemorating missing loved ones
Most parents tend to remember dates associated with their children - the date of birth, the first time the child spoke, took the first step, smiled or laughed, the first day of school, the date of …
Thailand: Financial assistance restores livelihoods for families affected by unrest
Unrest in Southern Thailand continues to affect countless families. Many lives been turned upside-down by the loss or detention of a family member (often the breadwinner), or loved ones needing care …
Bangladesh: Red Crescent medical teams provide quality health care
Dr. Sakandar Hyet Khan (Shajib), 30, could have chosen to practice anywhere, like at a private clinic in the urban centers of Bangladesh where the dynamic doctor would have quickly become a renowned …
The Paul Reuter Prize on International Humanitarian Law 2015 - Call for Applications
Professor Sivakumaran receives the 10th Paul Reuter Prize from François Bugnion for his book on 'The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict'. ( click here for more info ) The Paul Reuter Fund was …
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