Geneva H.E.L.P. course in Ecogia in June
Registration in March The Geneva Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course will take place in Ecogia from Monday 26 June to Friday 7 July 2023 . Registration will be open from 1 to …
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Yemen: Funding shortages risk pushing Yemen’s humanitarian crisis from bad to worse
27-02-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Although 2022 witnessed some promising developments in Yemen, the conflict there is entering its eighth year with no clear long-term resolution in sight. Despite a …
Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Course and Training of Trainers (ToT) conducted in Jammu & Kashmir
In emergency cases, timely and effective care can reduce morbidity and mortality. Consequently, the ICRC supported the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu (DHSJ) and the Directorate of Health …
Bhutan Red Cross Society and Maldivian Red Crescent sign partnership framework agreements with the ICRC
As a milestone in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC's) relationship with National Societies (NSs), two Partnership Framework Agreements (PFAs) were signed for three years (2023-2025) …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Facts and Figures - January to December 2022
Through its permanent presence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to alleviate the suffering of people …
The humanitarian consequences of a long-lasting armed conflict and the ICRC’s response in Donetsk and Luhansk since 2014
For people living in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the past year of hostilities comes on top of nine years of grinding armed conflict. In many places, intense fighting has severely damaged or …
ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San …
China: Support relationships to promote IHL in focus at event co-hosted by ICRC and CIISS
On 23 February, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) co-hosted the launch of the Chinese translation of the book …
Tausug book on intersections between IHL and Islamic Shariah launched
24-02-2023 International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic …
Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: The Red Cross and Red Crescent response one year on
Over the last 12 months, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been responding to some of the most urgent needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. It has truly been a global …
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