On the Move: Red Cross of Timor-Leste
The Red Cross of Timor-Leste was established in 2000. Since then, it has grown significantly and has now established a network of volunteers across the country. Its humanitarian activities include …
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Egypt: Round table on international humanitarian law and sharia
02-10-2014 Cairo (ICRC) –Twenty members of the Salafi Call, a clerical group, recently took part in a round table jointly organized by the group and the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Ukraine: ICRC delegate killed in Donetsk
02-10-2014 Kiev/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply distressed by the killing of one of its staff, Laurent DuPasquier, in Donetsk today. The 38-year-old …
Myanmar: Displaced people in Kachin state learn to cope
In a shady garden on the outskirts Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state, a young couple are hard at work weeding and watering their vegetable plot. Nothing unusual about that, except that this …
Body of Azerbaijani citizen handed over
02-10-2014 The body of an Azerbaijani citizen killed in July was handed over to the Azerbaijani government today in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). …
Syria: Crossing front lines to deliver aid in three governorates
02-10-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has successfully delivered much-needed emergency relief aid across front lines in three Syrian governorates. On 25 September, ICRC and …
Niger: New influx of people displaced by violence in north-eastern Nigeria
The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria continues to afflict the Diffa area, in easternmost Niger. Over the past few weeks, thousands of people fleeing fighting between the Nigerian army and armed …
Mali: Armed groups learn about international humanitarian law
30-09-2014 Members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and of the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) are attending an ICRC course on international humanitarian law …
Mexico, Central America and Cuba: Helping the most vulnerable
The ICRC's operational priorities in North and Central America focus on the protection of and assistance to communities and individuals most vulnerable to and a ffected by armed violence; in …
Women & armed conflicts and the issue of sexual violence
On September 30, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the EU Institute for Security Studies hosted a colloquium on the theme of "Women and Armed Conflicts and the issue of Sexual …
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