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... taking place from 9 to 12 November in Laos, the country worst affected by cluster munitions, to convert the Convention's lifesaving ... in Laos, the country worst affected by cluster munitions, ...

• 2010-11-09
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Laos

• People
  • Civilians

... but also three countries in the region that are living a legacy of war: Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam. ... countries in the region that are living a legacy of war: Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam.

• 2006-06-16
• Feature
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Physical rehabilitation

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Cambodia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Laos

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Thailand

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Vietnam

... Jacques Forster, today completed a visit to Vientiane where he held a number of meetings with the Lao authorities. ... Vientiane where he held a number of meetings with the Lao authorities.

• 2005-04-20
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Laos

The conflict in Laos ended some 40 years ago. ... Joint ICRC and Lao Red Cross projects are bringing water and sanitation to these remote areas. 05-04-2011 Feature The conflict in Laos ended some 40 years ago.

• 2011-04-05
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Laos

ICRC, 2012, Brochure / English, French / Reference 4090 PriceCHF 2.- Download Publication Medical waste management The world is ... A selection of nearly three hundred case studies provides university ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

01-12-2011 Contact Afghanistan ICRC delegation Charrahi Haji Yaqub Shar-e ... Soi 4 Soi Nana Tai BANGKOK 10110 (Covers Laos, Viet Nam, Thailand) Phone: (++662) 251 04 24 / 251 52 45 / 251 29 47 Fax: ...

• 2011-12-01
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

The strain on obsolete infrastructures – unable to meet existing demands for water, sanitation and electricity leads to increased ... The ICRC’s emergency response is activated immediately; it is ...

• 2009-08-29
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Environment and warfare

Yoshinobu Nagamine, Head of the ICRC’s Tokyo Office, says the roundtable ... Participants are government officials from Cambodia*, China*, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea*, Laos*, Malaysia, Mongolia*, ...

• 2011-11-02
• Interview

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law
      • Geneva Conventions

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Japan

In addition, States possessing or affected by cluster munitions are ... Two countries in Asia – Japan and Laos – and three in the Pacific region – Fiji, the Cook Islands and New Zealand – are also ...

• 2011-09-12
• News Release

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

The regional delegation based in Bangkok covers Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Thailand and Viet Nam. ... covers Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), ...

• 2010-04-20
• Section

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Cambodia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Laos

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Thailand

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Vietnam

The division of geographical zones in this section represents the current ICRC organisational structure.Use of these maps is subject to ICRC ... Countries covered: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam.

• 2009-10-07
• Section

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Micronesia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Marshall Islands

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Nauru

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Tonga

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Timor-Leste

Since the first meeting of the States Parties, which took place in Laos last year, substantial new commitments have been made to ... The combined effect of the meetings in Laos and Lebanon will be to ...

• 2011-09-16
• News Release

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon

In Laos, somewhere between 9 and 27 million unexploded submunitions remain, although hostilities ended in 1975. Around 11,000 people in Laos have been killed or injured by ERW, more than 30 per cent of ...

• 2007-10-15
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Explosive remnants of war

Medical waste management Discover the ICRC INTERNATIONAL ... A selection of nearly three hundred case studies provides university professors, practitioners and students with the most up-to- ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

... 138 EAST ASIA AST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Myanmar Laos Philippines Total 155 4,700 185,711 190,566 10 Photo credits: ICRC Burundi Tanzania ... MILLION BENEFICIARIES IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTRIES 11

• 2010-09-30
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

Minefields and cluster munitions have taken a terrible human toll, especially in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, ... Despite the harsh economic climate, the States concerned must make every effort ...

• 2011-11-28
• Statement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Cambodia

François Bugnion 30-04-1995 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 305, by François Bugnion François Bugnion, ... He served the institution in Israel and the occupied territories (1970 ...

• 1995-04-30
• Article
• by: François Bugnion

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Since 1945

The second item on the agenda, Strengthening Capacity to Assist and Protect the Most Vulnerable, will focus on strengthening the ... New beginnings This International Conference, at the close of a ...

• 1995-10-01
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 26th Conference

They are also in a position to promote awareness of the rules and guarantees established by the law which, ... By using these tools, parliamentarians will find it easier to bring their governments to ...

• 1999-12-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

Join the ban on cluster munitions." The victims were addressing the ... Cluster-victims-turned-campaigners from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, Lebanon, Serbia, Tajikistan, Vietnam and other countries ...

• 2011-10-10
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Development of IHL

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon

For nearly ten years, rumours of a new type of war have captured the imagination of military planners, ... Some of these rumoured technologies and tactics have turned into military doctrine, ...

• 2000-03-31
• Article
• by: William Church

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Information warfare

In Laos, where the wars in Indochina ended in 1975, tens of millions of explosive remnants of war still remain to be cleared. ... It also requires them to provide technical, material and financial ...

• 2010-10-29
• Overview

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Explosive remnants of war

Nevertheless, access to those affected by violence was often hampered by the fighting itself or by related government restrictions ... Whenever access restrictions compelled it to operate via “remote ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific

... the National Societies of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam have begun a pilot project in increase ownership, ... We have started to discuss the measures to be taken in our region and we will ...

• 2007-08-31
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Cooperating with National Societies

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • Council of delegates

• People
  • Missing persons

He once again demonstrated his courage and devotion by travelling for several days through the forests of Laos to meet four ... mission in Laos: " Please convey our deep appreciation and that of the ...

• 2008-04-15
• Feature

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Since 1945