Six months after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit, a lot still needs to be done for the millions of people who lost family members, homes and livelihoods. This video shows how the Red Cross Red Crescent …
Sexual violence in armed conflict is widespread. But its extent is vastly underestimated, and so are the consequences. South Asian experts discussed the need for stronger action at a conference held …
A group of health workers in Putumayo – epicentre of the armed conflict in the south of Colombia – are trained by the ICRC to improve patient care for people with conflict-related injuries and …
The world's worst-ever typhoon struck central Philippines on 8 November 2013, making landfall with 300 km winds and 5-metre waves. Communities were left without food, electricity, water or any means …
Over 2,600 detainees have been treated for scabies in an eradication campaign run by the Malian prison authorities, with the support of the ICRC, in the prisons of Sikasso, Kati and Bamako. “During …
Maidan, Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. With temperatures at -20°C, the URCS emergency response team provides first aid amidst the violence. © Mstyslav Chernov / UnFrame Maidan, Kiev, Ukraine, 21 …
Migrants wind up in the middle of the desert. The Red Cross is virtually their only source of aid. In the transit centres of Arlit, Dirkou and Agadez, they can contact their families and receive …
Preparatory Discussion in view of the Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL of mid-2014 Fact-finding and Meeting of States 3 and 4 April 2014 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH …
ICRC’s head of operations for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Alain Aeschlimann, toured the Pacific earlier this month visiting Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand for meetings …
Colombia annual report , activities 2013 and outlook 2014 (PDF) The hope of being able to turn the page and leave behind a conflict spanning five decades contrasted with the reality facing the …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
