Lebanon: Meeting the need for water
29-05-2015 Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern Lebanon, today. The projects were carried out in …
29-05-2015 Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern Lebanon, today. The projects were carried out in …
Video game wins special HCiD award Killing prisoners or wounded people, and attacking medical personnel, facilities and vehicles, are becoming increasingly frequent in video games. This is a problem, …
In recent years, the ICRC has completed several projects for the improvement of water infrastructure. These projects – aimed at benefiting the host community and refugees – were implemented in …
Jessica Cadesky is a project manager at the Swedish Red Cross and led the study that resulted in a report titled Access to Health Care during Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies: Examining Violence …
Norway is a country at peace, and yet the Norwegian Red Cross (NorCross) is one of the National Societies most actively involved in the HCiD project. NorCross has, since 2013, been working with …
International legislation for protecting the provision of health care during conflict and other emergencies is adequate to its task. What is urgently needed is a determined effort to implement these …
When conflict spreads, front lines may divide more than just communities. They can also split water and power systems, blacking out homes, crippling hospitals and closing schools. Eduard Anatolievich …
Too many lives are being lost that could be saved. The consequences of violence against health-care workers are much greater than the sum of individual incidents. This is what the ICRC's report, …
This report provides an account of the October 2014 thematic consultation of government experts on grounds and procedures for internment and detainee transfers. The consultation was part of the …
Geneva Centre for Peace and Security 29 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland Speech given by Mr. Peter Maurer President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Ambassador Dussey, Dear colleagues, …
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