Emergency appeals 2014: Budget by country
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Philippines: Food aid ramps up for population still stunned by typhoon
Pinalanga, Samar Island. The flag of the Philippines surrounded by a landscape of destroyed coconut trees. Typhoon Haiyan, which brought winds of up to 300 km per hour, damaged crops and thousands of …
Yemen: ICRC evacuates 35 more injured from Dammaj
We had been trying for days to enter Dammaj, in Saada governorate, and evacuate those wounded as a result of the fighting. Here the ICRC team is negotiating with the governor of Saada and the …
Sexual violence in armed conflict and other situations of violence
Lecture given by Pascale Meige, deputy director of operations at the ICRC, on sexual violence in conflict and other situations of …
Methods of incorporating punishment into criminal law - Factsheet
Factsheet on methods of incorporating punishment into criminal law . In particular, the following questions/topics are addressed: method of criminalizing violations of international humanitarian law; …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is born
The International Conference held in Geneva on 26-29 October 1863 formalized the ideas proposed by Henry Dunant in his book, A memory of Solferino. In this video, ICRC historian Daniel Palmieri …
Water and habitat: Building hospitals. And rebuilding them.
Conflict and disaster often leave hospitals in ruins. In Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti and countless other countries, ICRC engineers erect temporary clinics, rebuild hospitals damaged by war or …
Criminal procedure – Factsheet
The repression of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, whatever the nationality of the offender and the place where they are committed, is crucial to ensuring respect for international …
Video games and law of war
Video games get real War packaged for recreational consumption enthrals children and adults worldwide. For the military, these "electronic first-person shooter games" offer a great resource to adapt …
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