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... 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

... 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

... 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

This section contains online copies dating back to 1995 of the International Review of the Red Cross, ... To this end, a pragmatic approach may be necessary, taking the perspective of armed groups into ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Refugees and displaced persons

Each year, armed conflict disrupts millions of lives. ... ICRC helps provide clean drinking water Laos: water brings a flood of hope Reference documents Water and habitat: ...

• 2010-03-23
• Section

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

... Korea (RoK) Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia (FYR) ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, ...

• 2009-06-26
• Section

Its biggest operation in the region remains Afghanistan, where the conflict has intensified and ... It promotes international humanitarian law (IHL), participates in the debate on humanitarian issues, ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Palau

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Papua New Guinea

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Philippines

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Samoa

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Singapore

For example, 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, ...

• 2012-04-20
• Event

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Universities

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

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • India

• People
  • Weapon bearers

01-05-2012 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: ...

• 2012-05-01
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

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

Laos is a country struggling to deal with the long-term consequences of severe contamination with cluster munitions used in the ... and injuries caused by unexploded ordnance in Laos since 1975.

• 2006-11-05
• Interview
• Archived page

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

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

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
    • Afghanistan

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Australia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Bangladesh

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Bhutan

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Brunei

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

The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva ... Protection of personal data The ICRC files and records available for consultation contain personal, medical, legal, ...

• 2006-12-12
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History

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
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

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

Geneva/Tokyo (ICRC) – A regional round table on 02-11-2011 News Release 11/222 Geneva ... Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, ...

• 2011-11-02
• News Release

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Japan

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

... and the smoul-dering conflicts in Laos and Burma (now Myanmar), East and South-East Asia have been the scene of never-ending ... Similarly the ICRC was unable to do its humanitarian work in Laos ...

• 2001-03-31
• Article
• by: Jean-Michel Monod

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific

Development of conflict environments For an organization such as the ICRC, it is important at regular intervals to assess overall ... Others erupted immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and ...

• 2002-12-23
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

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
• Archived page

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon

The plight of the most vulnerable gets worse, often much worse, while others, no longer wishing to be perceived as “victims”, ... The risks associated with the fighting diminish as active hostilities ...

• 2003-09-30
• Article
• by: Marion Harroff-Tavel

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

• Topic
  • ICRC activities