Ethiopia: Facts and Figures - January to June 2014
A summary of the ICRC's activities in Ethiopia between January and June 2014. Gezahegn Berhanu/ERCS More than 30, 800 detainees in 17 federal and regional prisons were visited. More than …
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Central African Republic: Aid for more than 14,000 people in Kaga Bandoro
04-09-2014 Bangui (ICRC) – More than 14,000 people living in the Kaga Bandoro area, in the north-central part of the Central African Republic, have been given seed, farm tools, food and basic …
Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict: A blog series
In the middle of July, a group of academics and government lawyers gathered for two days at Oxford University to discuss issues related to current challenges pertaining to armed conflict and the …
Children in war – Related sites
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Children and armed conflict (United Nations) UNICEF – UN Children’s Fund Child rights information Network (CRIN) Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers …
Ukraine: Shelling endangers civilians in Lugansk
ICRC delegates Marina Fakhouri and Bruno Pommier were in Lugansk from 21 to 26 August. They describe the precarious situation in the town as shelling continues to endanger civilian lives and damage …
The ICRC and detainees: Frequently Asked Questions
A collection of FAQs on matters related to detainees, detention and the ICRC Hunger strikes in prisons: The ICRC's position Why does the ICRC visit prisoners? Which prisoners does it visit? Why does …
Sustainable development at the ICRC, annual report 2013
This report, which covers the year of 2013, provides an update on the implementation of the Framework for Sustainable Development at the ICRC. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013 …
Libya video
The ICRC has pledged not to abandon the people of Libya despite the murder in Sirte on 4 June of Michael Greub, who headed our sub-delegation in Misrata. The ICRC's acting deputy director of …
The Scarf of Hope for families of the missing
The one-kilometre-long Scarf of Hope, commemorating missing persons in Peru, has for the first time been brought to Europe. Displayed wrapped around the ICRC headquarters building in Geneva, it marks …
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