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<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  3-9-2009</span></div>Switzerland: dedication to humanity brings award for ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is to receive the "Prix des Générations 2009" from the World Demographic & Ageing Forum, honouring the organization's commitment to humanity.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  23-6-2009</span></div>South Africa: opening of the Red Cross exhibition "150 years of humanity"
Pretoria (ICRC) - Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan will officially open an art and photo exhibition entitled "150 years of humanity: the Red Cross in Action" on 24 June at the Old Woman's Jail, Constitution Hill, Pretoria. The exhibition is being hosted by the ICRC's Pretoria Regional Delegation.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  4-6-2009</span></div>Pakistan: ICRC and Pakistan Red Crescent substantially expanding operations
Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its support for people affected by fighting in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). The organization will work closely with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and other partners within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  27-5-2009</span></div>Annual Report: ICRC record expenditure reflects increasing vulnerability of and improved access to people affected by armed conflicts
Geneva (ICRC) – Millions of people affected by armed conflict have become more vulnerable because of the combined effects of war, natural disasters and continued high food prices, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today. <div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  15-5-2009</span></div>Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC steps up efforts to help displaced people and their host communities
Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its humanitarian activities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation that has taken place since autumn 2008.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  16-4-2009</span></div>Empress Shôken Fund: helping National Societies respond today, plan for tomorrow
In 2009, the Empress Shôken Fund will grant more than 148,000 Swiss francs (US$130,000 USD/€98,000) to four projects carried out by Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies on four continents.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>News release</span><span class='date'>  31-3-2009</span></div>Hungary: posthumous "Righteous among the Nations" award bestowed on war-time ICRC representative
Budapest/Pannonhalma (ICRC) – The Israeli ambassador to Hungary handed over the prestigious "Righteous among the Nations" award today to Bishop Asztrik Varszegi, arch-abbot of Pannonhalma Abbey in western Hungary, in honour of Eduard Benedikt Brunschweiler, a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who arranged to shelter refugees in the abbey buildings in the final months of the Second World War. Brunschweiler died in 1987 at the age of 77.<div class="listpath">(News)</div></td></tr></table>

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<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>2-2-2004</span></div>Publications
The ICRC in general - origins and history<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>2-2-2004</span></div>ICRC information services
The ICRC archives, the Library and Research Service (CID)<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>2-2-2004</span></div>Films about the ICRC<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>2-2-2004</span></div>Job vacancies
at ICRC headquarters and in the field<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

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<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>1-4-2004</span></div>ICRC in action - who we are, how we work

This leaflet provides a simple introduction to the ICRC. It summarizes who we are, what we do, how we work and the extent of our activities worldwide. It also includes contact details for further information, making it an ideal "visiting card" to ICRC work throughout the world.<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>3-6-2008</span></div>Confidentiality: key to the ICRC's work but not unconditional

Confidentiality is an essential tool, which enables the ICRC to reach out to people affected by insecurity, violence and armed conflict. It allows the ICRC to build trust, communicate and influence change. But what happens if confidentiality is broken? An interview with the ICRC's deputy director of operations.
See also:The neutral intermediary role of the ICRC: at the heart of humanitarian action<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='date'>23-4-2008</span></div>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.<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

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<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>ICRC Publication</span><span class='date'>  4-9-2009</span></div>The ICRC: its mission and work
This new brochure begins by stating the ICRC's mission, then describes the organization itself and discusses its identity, legal foundations and scope of action. It goes on to explain the ICRC's varied activities and how they are implemented. This is a very useful reference text.<div class="listpath">(Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>International Review of the Red Cross</span><span class='date'>  30-6-2009</span></div>The International Committee of the Red Cross: its mission and work
(Adopted by the Assembly of the ICRC on 19 June 2008)<div class="listpath">(Info resources\International Review\2009 - No. 874)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>International Review of the Red Cross</span><span class='date'>  30-6-2009</span></div>International Committee of the Red Cross: prevention policy
Adopted by the Assembly of the ICRC on 18 September 2008<div class="listpath">(Info resources\International Review\2009 - No. 874)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>ICRC Publication</span><span class='date'>  6-4-2009</span></div>Humanity in war: frontline photography since 1860
Since the second half of the nineteenth century, photography has played a fundamental role in opening the world's eyes to the horrors of war. During the same period, the ICRC has worked to alleviate the suffering of victims of armed conflict around the world. In a new book, Humanity in War, the ICRC traces the history of war and its humanitarian consequences from the American Civil War to modern-day conflicts with striking images that bring to life the pain and anguish of men, women and children who endured the hardships of war.<div class="listpath">(Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>International Review of the Red Cross</span><span class='date'>  31-3-2007</span></div>The ICRC: a unique humanitarian protagonist
The International Committee of the Red Cross, as a unique and respected humanitarian actor, has changed considerably since the 1970s. It has carved out an enduring place for neutral humanitarianism in conflicts, but one that is not free from controversies and challenges.<div class="author">David P. Forsythe</div><div class="listpath">(Info resources\International Review\2007 - No. 865)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>Official Statement</span><span class='date'>  8-9-2005</span></div>Relations of the ICRC with the humanitarian system of the UN
International Conference: "Application of International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Refugee Law: UN Security Council, Peacekeeping Forces, Protection of Human Beings in Disaster Situations", Statement by Dr. Jakob Kellenberger, ICRC President, San Remo - 8 September 2005<div class="listpath">(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>Official Statement</span><span class='date'>  26-5-2004</span></div>Swiss neutrality as viewed by the International Committee of the Red Cross
Switzerland and the ICRC both set great value on their respective policies of neutrality but important principles distinguish the two models, as the ICRC's Director for International Law and Cooperation within the Movement, François Bugnion, explains.<div class="listpath">(About the ICRC)</div></td></tr></table>

<table width=100% cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top><div class='docinfo'><span class='doctype'>International Review of the Red Cross</span><span class='date'>  30-6-2001</span></div>Humanitarian action: constructing legitimacy<div class="author">André Pasquier</div><div class="listpath">(Info resources\International Review\2001 - No. 842)</div></td></tr></table>

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