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Where: London
When: 1-2 June 2013
Contact: Naima Korane
In partnership with the Muslim Charities Forum, the International Council of Voluntary Agencies and Islamic Relief, the ICRC is inviting registrations for a weekend workshop on the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, humanitarian principles and human development in Islam. This workshop is aimed at people working in the fields of humanitarian aid and development.
22-05-2013 Event
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Peter Maurer, the president of the ICRC, has just completed a two-day visit to Qatar.
22-05-2013 News Release
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In many war-torn countries, ambulances or hospitals are directly targeted, resulting in death or injury to health-care staff and patients. Health workers are often harassed or threatened by fighters, but can also be victims of killing, kidnapping or robbery. The wounded and the sick are regularly reported to be the victims of death or injury, harassment and intimidation.
21-05-2013 Miscellaneous
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A single violent incident against health-care infrastructure or workers can have immeasurable longer-term repercussions on entire communities with war-related or chronic health-care problems.
21-05-2013 Miscellaneous
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are injured, killed, or driven from their homes because of the poorly regulated trade in conventional weapons.
21-05-2013 Feature
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Convocation and provisional annotated agenda for the 2013 Council of Delegates.
21-05-2013 Miscellaneous
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In this joint op-ed originally published by Al Jazeera, the president of MSF international, Dr Unni Karunakara and ICRC president Peter Maurer expose the scale of threats to health care, the consequences and what the organizations are doing to bring about real change on the ground.
21-05-2013 Article
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Several hundred families fleeing violence in northern Nigeria and taking refuge in the Diffa area of south-eastern Niger are being provided with emergency supplies and food aid by the ICRC and the Red Cross Society of Niger.
21-05-2013 News Release
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On 24 April 2013, an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, an industrial suburb located on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. More than 3,000 people were working in factories and shops housed inside the building when it caved in.
21-05-2013 Photo gallery
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When: 22 May 2013, 5-6:30pm
Where: Centre of Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge
Working in human rights, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid and development. Mona Sadek, deputy head of the the ICRC's mission in the UK, will give a talk to students interested in careers in humanitarian aid.
http://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/cghr
Register by e-mail.
20-05-2013 Event
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns the killing of Abdo Darwish, a driver with the Al-Hassakeh branch of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent who was shot dead on his way to work on 14 May.
20-05-2013 News Release
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Peter Maurer, the president of the ICRC, today concludes a two-day official visit to Japan, during which he met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera and Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masaji Matsuyama. Mr Maurer also met their majesties the emperor and empress at the Imperial Palace.
19-05-2013 News Release
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Refugees from the fighting in Syria continue to stream into Lebanon. The ICRC is determined to do its part in the effort to help them.
17-05-2013 Operational Update
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Where: RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
When: 3rd June, 6-7:30pm
The Director of Operations for the ICRC, Pierre Krähenbühl, will present key post-conflict humanitarian concerns and challenges and look ahead to the withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan in 2014.
Join us at 6pm for a drinks reception followed by a talk and discussion with Pierre between 6.30-7.30pm.
http://www.rusi.org
17-05-2013 Event
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When: 23 May - 30 June 2013
Where: Powerscourt Gallery, Dublin 2
A moving and challenging collection of photographs portraying the female experience of conflict over the last two decades. Organized by The Irish Red Cross and the ICRC.
www.redcross.ie
Contact: Rebecca Dunne
17-05-2013 Event
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Four times a year, the Review newsletter features the newly published edition of the Review, keeps you informed on the next deadlines for submission, and highlights our latest activities.
16-05-2013 Miscellaneous
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Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who had been held since the beginning of the week by armed individuals in the vicinity of Ja’ar, in Abyan governorate, are now safely back with their colleagues in Aden.
16-05-2013 News Release
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The ICRC is purchasing approximately 8,000 head of cattle from herdsmen in the Tillabery and Agadez areas (in the west and north of the country, respectively) to support communities made vulnerable by the combined effects of climate and of conflict in Mali and Libya.
16-05-2013 News Release
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An international colloquium on the theme of "Emir Abdelkader and international humanitarian law" to mark the 150th anniversary of the ICRC, the 130th anniversary of the death of Emir Abdelkader and the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence and recognition of the Algerian Red Crescent.
16-05-2013 Event
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A round-up of ICRC activities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
16-05-2013 Newsletter
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16-05-2013 Job Opportunity
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More than four months have passed since Eastern Mindanao was hit by a typhoon that destroyed the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. This is an update on what the ICRC is doing to help them get back on their feet again.
15-05-2013 Operational Update
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Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, completed a three-day visit to China today.
15-05-2013 News Release
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Over the course of 2012, the ICRC – through a variety of sources – collected information on 921 violent incidents affecting health-care during armed conflict and other emergencies in 22 countries. These incidents involved the use or threat of violence against health-care personnel, the wounded and the sick, health-care facilities and medical vehicles. This interim report analyses the main patterns of such violence that were identified.
15-05-2013 Report
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Violence has reached unprecedented levels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the army and armed groups intensifies. The situation is compounded by inter-ethnic tensions and violence between armed groups in North Kivu and South Kivu.
15-05-2013 Feature
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A new study by the ICRC reveals that at least 921 violent incidents against health-care personnel, infrastructure and wounded or sick people took place in 2012.
15-05-2013 News Release
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When: 6 June, 9am - 5pm
Where: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Liz Harris, an ICRC recruiter based in London, will give a talk to students on what the ICRC is looking for in its interpreters. Open to SOAS students only.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/careers
Contact: Liz Harris
15-05-2013 Event
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In northern Mali, which has been experiencing armed conflict for nearly 16 months, hard-hit communities need better access to water. Since April 2012 the ICRC has been providing fuel to produce the electricity required to distribute much of the drinking water in three major cities.
14-05-2013 Operational Update
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The ICRC has maintained a permanent presence in Rwanda since 1990. It works with the national authorities to improve conditions for those held in detention, promotes greater understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL), including its incorporation into domestic legislation, works with the Rwandan Red Cross to reunite children with their families and restore family links, and assists the National Society in strengthening and developing its humanitarian response capacity.
13-05-2013 Overview
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PHOTOS - These photos taken in April 2013 in the city of Aleppo and the town of Azaz show the scale of the disaster unfolding in Syria. Civilians who have not fled face a daily struggle for survival in the midst of the fighting and the rubble.
13-05-2013 Photo gallery
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The conflict and its fallout in adjacent countries have developed into a major humanitarian catastrophe. The ICRC must significantly increase its assistance to the civilian population severely affected by the violence.
13-05-2013 News Release
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The conflict in Syria is a major humanitarian disaster. Millions of Syrians need help. Their needs are growing, and the response from the outside world is insufficient. In an effort to bridge the gap, the ICRC is appealing for 62.3 million Swiss francs so it can do more.
13-05-2013 Feature
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13-05-2013 FAQ
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Why would anybody want to prevent you from helping them? The naively simple question expresses the perplexity felt by humanitarians, whose well-intentioned desire to assist and protect is often stymied by power politics, mistrust, misunderstanding and manipulation. They struggle to understand why the container of food parcels and bandages is perceived to be carrying heavy ideological baggage. This was the crucial issue under discussion at an event co-hosted with the Humantarian Policy Group at the Overseas Development Institute on 29 April 2013.
13-05-2013 Feature
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