ICRC’s Fifth IHL Arabic Writing Competition
The Regional International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Department at the International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to organize for the fifth time a writing competition in Arabic to engage the …
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Ten cases of missing persons from the 1990-1991 Gulf War officially closed
23-06-2021 Joint statement of the Tripartite Commission At the 51 st Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting yesterday, held under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), it …
Digital Dilemmas Dialogue #5 Connectivity: need, privilege, lifeline?
How important is connectivity for people living through a crisis? How can connectivity support humanitarian operations? And what happens when connectivity fails - or is denied? To launch the fifth …
SRI Business Card
… conflicts. This business card contains a URL and a QR code to the official website of …
Red Cross Red Crescent: Humanitarian sector joins forces to tackle ‘existential threat’ of climate change
21-06-2021 Geneva, 22 June 2021 – The humanitarian sector has a key role to play in addressing the climate and environment crises that affect people’s lives and livelihoods around the world every …
"Patients' stories move me," says South Sudan war surgeon
A war surgeon based in South Sudan, Carina Gianserra has been working for three years at the ICRC treating patients wounded by conflict. Being a war surgeon in one of the organisation's most …
Covid-19: Brazil hits the mark of 500,000 lives lost and the ICRC alerts that frontline workers are exhausted
19-06-2021 Besides the vulnerability of those who work in essential services, campaign calls attention to violence, which had no truce and impacts many communities. Brasília (ICRC) – Brazil hit the …
Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award: Antoine Agoudjian nominated for his story on the humanitarian consequences of the Nagorno-Karabarkh conflict
18-06-2021 Photojournalism award The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded its Visa d'Or prize for humanitarian photojournalism to independent French photojournalist Antoine …
DR Congo : Ensuring access to water a priority in wake of volcanic eruption near Goma
The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on 22 May 2021, caused significant damage to homes, hospitals and water-supply infrastructure in nearby Goma, and displaced several thousand people. The International …
How to avoid civilian harm during military cyber operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized an online panel discussion on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 14:00 CEST, to discuss and introduce its new report on Avoiding Civilian Harm …
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