ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Syria and beyond: Humanitarian challenges in today's conflicts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:53:41 GMT

The right of the wounded and sick to receive timely medical care and be protected from attack is spelt out under international humanitarian law. Yet in Syria and elsewhere, intimidation of health workers and attacks on medical facilities are taking place regardless.

Niger: Facts and figures (October 2012 to March 2013)

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:08:25 GMT

The ICRC operated against the background of a mass influx of Malian refugees in the Tahoua area and the return to the Agadez area of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who have been deported from Libya.

Guatemala: Mother and son reunited after decades apart

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:18:14 GMT

Entre Ríos, Guatemala, 22 March 2013. After years of searching, Cristina Pastor has finally been reunited with her son, Pedro Coc, with the help of the ICRC and the Dónde Están las Niñas y los Niños association. Mother and son had been separated by the violence that swept Guatemala in the 1980s.

Tanzania: Improving the lives of disabled people

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:24:57 GMT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania and the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled.

Burkina Faso: People in north receive food aid

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:23:32 GMT

Beginning 13 June, farmers and herders in Oudalan province, in the north of Burkina Faso, will be receiving food aid provided by the Burkinabé Red Cross Society with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Northern Ireland: Consequences of conflict

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:07:55 GMT

In the 15 years since the Good Friday peace agreement, the people of Northern Ireland have seen great progress. But residual violence and the after-effects of conflict continue to have a humanitarian impact. Pierre Krähenbühl, our director of operations, explains in this interview how the ICRC is tackling problems linked to conflict and its after-effects. The ICRC's work ranges from supporting community efforts to end punishment beatings to making recommendations on improving the detention system.

Applying humanitarian principles to secure access to populations in need

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:29:23 GMT

In conversation with- Hugo Slim of the Oxford Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict talks about the importance of applying the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality to secure access. In particular he discusses the dilemma of crossing borders to reach people in need when permission to do so has been denied.

Philippines: New law enhances respect for red cross emblem

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:13:14 GMT

A new Philippine law will enhance respect for the red cross emblem and penalize its misuse.

Chad: Situation precarious for people displaced in Tissi

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:39:23 GMT

The situation of thousands of people displaced in Tissi, eastern Chad, remains worrying. The ICRC has just transferred 19 seriously injured people by air to Abéché Regional Hospital, where its surgical team is attending to them.

Saudi Arabia: Islamic scholars, legal experts and aid workers exchange views

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:26:30 GMT

A three-day workshop on the rights and obligations of humanitarian workers within the scope of international humanitarian law and Islamic jurisprudence concluded in Jeddah today.