| ICRC activities on behalf of people affected by war Sections on: aid for civilians and prisoners, reuniting families, tracing missing persons, spreading knowledge of humanitarian law. Includes relations with States, the international community and the private sector and cooperation with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. 22-3-2010 Tuberculosis: stopping a killer that can't be kept behind bars
Tuberculosis knows no boundaries or barriers. It thrives on poor living conditions and overcrowding. It targets the poor and vulnerable, but anyone can catch it. Considered by many as a disease of the past, in reality, it kills 4,500 people each day and infects around 9.5 million annually.(ICRC Activities) |
9-5-2005 Promoting IHL to armed forces, police and other weapon bearers
Information on training in international humanitarian law for the armed, police and security forces, as well as for other weapon bearers such as armed groups and private security and military companies. Access to sections on IHL and weapons.(ICRC Activities) |
26-5-2009 ICRC expertise in war surgery
ICRC war surgeon Chris Giannou explains the scope and objectives of the new publication, War surgery: working with limited resources in armed conflict and other situations of violence, and provides some insight into the ICRC's war surgery policy and practices in general.(ICRC Activities) |
23-4-2008 The International Tracing Service and the ICRC
Since 1955, the ICRC has been managing the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, which traces Nazi victims and their families. The ITS documents their fate and makes its archives available for research.(ICRC Activities) |
ICRC Publication 11-6-2010 ICRC prevention policy
In line with its mandate, the ICRC endeavours to prevent the suffering caused by armed conflict, notably through the promotion of international humanitarian law. This publication – intended for use primarily by ICRC decision-makers – offers practical guidelines for carrying out prevention work. It discusses approaches, principles, criteria and strategic considerations regarding prevention activities, as well as ‘best practices’.(Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Prevention) |
News release 19-5-2010 Annual report 2009: drawn-out conflicts require sustained and flexible humanitarian response
Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian response to contemporary armed conflicts, which tend to be drawn out and often lack a clear-cut ending or resolution, must be better adapted to meet the complex needs of the people caught up in them, according to the 2009 Annual Report of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which was released on Wednesday.(News) |
News release 1-12-2009 ICRC to boost medical support for people in war zones
Geneva (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced today that it plans to significantly increase its expenditure on medical services for people adversely affected by armed conflict.(News) |
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2-7-2004 National Implementation of IHL
The ICRC encourages States to ratify IHL treaties and to fulfil their obligations under these treaties(ICRC Activities) |
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Overview of the ICRC's operations in 2010
