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International Committee of the Red Cross
an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and other situations of violence
Cluster munitions: banned at last!
The entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010 is a major step towards putting an end to the terrible suffering those weapons have caused for decades. The convention prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions.
28-7-2010 |
Iraq: putting the health-care system back on its feet
Despite some recent improvements, Iraq's health-care services are still struggling to cope. The ICRC is engaged in a wide range of initiatives aimed at helping them to respond to emergencies. This is an update on activities carried out in the country in May and June. 29-7-2010 |
DR Congo: family solidarity for displaced persons in Equateur province
In Equateur province (in the north-west of the DRC), inhabitants are suffering from the effects of the inter-community violence that occurred at the end of 2009 and of the fighting that followed. In addition to local solidarity, displaced people and residents are benefiting from the support of the ICRC, which is distributing seed and tools to revive farming activities. 7-7-2010 |
More highlights 25-7-2010 |
Humanitarian response to internally displaced people in armed conflict
The displacement of people within their own countries owing to war or natural disasters is a matter of growing concern worldwide. This concern is amply justified: time and again, internally displaced people (IDPs) suffer extreme hardship that jeopardizes their very survival. 20-7-2010 |
Red Cross, Red Crescent Magazine. Haiti, emerging from the ruins. No. 1, 2010.
This edition pays tribute to Haitian Red Cross volunteers for their efforts to rescue and assist the victims of the earthquake. Also in this issue: restoring family links in the aftermath of natural disasters; tuberculosis in the prisons of Azerbaijan and Georgia; the Movement takes up the challenge of urban violence. 3-6-2010 |
Missing Lives – Photo exhibition
Fifteen years on from the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and ten years after the end of the conflict in Kosovo, thousands of families are still waiting for news of the fate of their loved ones classified as missing. Photographs by Nick Danziger, text by Rory MacLean. 24-6-2010 |
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