http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/icrc-rss-europe-the-caucasus.xml /eng/home/rss-feed/th_rss_feed.gif http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/icrc-rss-europe-the-caucasus.xml Families recently gathered in Gyumri, northern Shirak, to plant trees as a reminder of relatives missing since the 1988-1994 Nagorny Karabakh conflict. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2012/armenia-missing-2012-05-22.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 14:47:09 GMT 2012-05-22T14:47:09+01:00 At the 24th Visa pour l'image international photojournalism festival, which will be held in the French city of Perpignan from 1 to 16 September 2012, the ICRC will award the second Humanitarian Visa d'or photojournalism prize. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/visa-pour-image-news-2012-05-21.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 14:28:43 GMT 2012-05-21T14:28:43+01:00 Kidnapped medical workers, murdered doctors, ransacked clinics, vaccinations denied to tens of thousands of children – vivid examples of health care interrupted by armed violence that galvanized a London meeting of health experts and humanitarian professionals to consider urgent action. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2012/health-care-in-danger-feature-2012-04-25.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:30:53 GMT 2012-04-25T15:30:53+01:00 In the North Caucasus, the ICRC has the double aim of helping people recover from the effects of past conflicts and helping those affected by the current armed violence. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2012/russia-update-2012-04-24.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:54:56 GMT 2012-04-24T15:54:56+01:00 Global health experts will tackle the deadly disruptions to health care caused by armed violence at the first ever meeting to address this major yet little acknowledged humanitarian problem. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/health-care-danger-news-2011-04-23.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 2012-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 The annual Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition has been won by the Université Libre de Bruxelles. They beat the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the National University of Singapore in the finals on 20 April. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/south-africa-news-2012-04-21.htm Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:21:03 GMT 2012-04-22T13:21:03+01:00 This symposium will provide the health community and other important stakeholders the opportunity for greater engagement in the global humanitarian issue of improving the security and delivery of effective and impartial health care in armed conflict and other emergencies. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/event/hcid-expert-panel-2011-12-09.htm Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:57:35 GMT 2011-12-09T10:57:35+01:00 2 April 2012 is the 30th anniversary of the start of the conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas. Edmond Corthésy was head of the ICRC’s Buenos Aires delegation at the time. He recalls the work of the ICRC during and after the conflict, and especially the services it provided to prisoners of war http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/interview/2012/falklandmalvinas-interview-2012-03-30.htm Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:37:40 GMT 2012-03-28T16:37:40+01:00 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, is on his way to Moscow for a one-day visit during which he will meet Russian foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday 19 March. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/russia-syria-news-2012-03-18.htm Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:34:00 GMT 2012-03-18T09:34:00+01:00 The British Red Cross will be holding its biennial intensive summer course on IHL at Magdalene College, Cambridge, from 15 - 18 July 2012. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/event/2012/british-red-cross-ihl-event-2012-03-01.htm Thu, 1 Mar 2012 10:17:53 GMT 2012-03-01T10:17:53+01:00