ICRC Asia & Pacific

Philippines: Newly renovated infirmary for TB-affected detainees

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:58 GMT

Tuberculosis patients at Quezon City Jail will now have access to proper treatment and monitoring of their condition at a newly renovated and expanded facility.

China: students learn IHL through debate at Shanghai Debating Competition

Wed, 9 May 2012 03:26:36 GMT

Tongji University won the final round of the second Shanghai Debating Competition on Humanitarian Issues at Fudan University on 21 April 2012.

Bangladesh: border guards strengthen their awareness of international humanitarian and human rights laws

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:49:46 GMT

The Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB), the largest security force in the country, are to take part in a training course on international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The course, jointly organized by the BGB's Khulna Sector Headquarters and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will be held on 22 and 23 May.

China: film about Red Cross messages receives prize at Houston Film Festival

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:26:56 GMT

In April 2012, 25 Words – a 90-minute documentary made by Liu Shen – won the Remi Award Bronze Medal at the 45th WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival, the oldest independent film festival in the world.

Malaysia: ICRC training vital for peacekeepers

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:26:42 GMT

Colonel Sardon bin Hassan, Commandant of the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (MPTC) in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, recalls a special moment of his career and talks about the ICRC's work.

Sri Lanka: a systemic approach to tackling recurrent problems in prisons

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:19:09 GMT

Making confidential visits to people detained in connection with armed conflict or other situations of violence, with the purpose of assessing their conditions of detention, is an integral part of the ICRC’s work. The ICRC is currently performing this humanitarian work in over 70 different countries around the world.

Pakistan: ICRC remembers Khalil Dale

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ICRC health worker Khalil Dale was murdered in Quetta, Pakistan, four months after his abduction. Messages of condolence have poured in, offering not only sympathy but also an insight into the gentle, loving and caring person he was.

Pakistan: ICRC operations placed under complete review

Wed, 9 May 2012 17:30:21 GMT

Following the brutal murder of Khalil Rasjed Dale, a health-programme manager working for the ICRC, the organization is reviewing its presence and activities in Pakistan.

Bangladesh: training in dead-body management for Islamic welfare organization

Wed, 9 May 2012 17:45:04 GMT

Thirty staff of Anjuman Mufidul Islam, an Islamic social-welfare organization in Bangladesh, are participating today in a training course on dead-body management organized by the ICRC.

Bangladesh: the legacy of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, forty years on

Tue, 8 May 2012 14:42:01 GMT

Following World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on 8 May, two workers of the Movement and a former beneficiary talk about their roles in the humanitarian family.