Why does the ICRC talk to those whom States call "terrorists"? And why is it so important that States not see our contacts with such groups as criminal? ICRC vice-president Christine Beerli answered …
21-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – Humanitarian aid has today been successfully delivered into north-east Syria, in an operation jointly organized by the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS), the Syrian Arab …
The ICRC in Afghanistan recently helped Suliman, a young boy from Helmand province, reunite with his father after a long separation. In collaboration with the members of the Red Cross and Red …
22-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross has marked the 100th anniversary of a World War I battle, where deadly chlorine gas was used on thousands of troops, by …
Statement Speech given by Ms Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the ICRC, 22 April 2015, Ypres, Belgium I am glad to be here with you today. We are here not only to commemorate the horrific use of …
A summary of the ICRC's activities in Eritrea between January and December 2014. FACTS & FIGURES ERITREA January - December 2014 The ICRC opened its office in Eritrea in 1998 and worked throughout …
For the first time since the Syria crisis began, an ICRC team has visited the districts of Yalda, Babila and Beit Sahem in Rural Damascus where more than 2,500 families have recently fled from …
Nowhere is safe in Yemen, says Robert Mardini, the ICRC’s head of operations for the Near and Middle East, who is just back from a three-day visit to the city of Sana’a. Since violence escalated on …
An ICRC-Philips innovation day was organized at the Philips Innovation center in Eindhoven to identify potential areas of collaboration in the fields of healthcare and lighting. Philips is the latest …
The Lake Chad region is suffering a humanitarian crisis. Over a million of people have fled the conflict and are currently living under difficult conditions inside Nigeria. Others have moved to …
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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.
