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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Assistance Division, September 2009 REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS: ... Environmental concerns are thus directly relevant to ICRC assistance activities and must ...

• 2010-09-30
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

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

... substantially limit the ability of humanitarian aid agencies to provide assistance to those in need. ... facilitate humanitarian assistance, and examines whether this obligation now extends even to ...

• 2009-06-30
• Article
• by: Rebecca Barber

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Humanitarian workers

• Places
  • Africa
    • Somalia

... their families and the media organizations they work for to request assistance if they are wounded, detained or missing. ... 0394 true HOTLINE: assistance for journalists on dangerous assignments 09 ...

• 2011-09-09
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Journalists

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

The ICRC's assistance work -- aims, basis for action, main activities and professions involved. 4009 true Assistance FOR people aff ected by armed conflict and other situations of violence 11-04-2011 ...

• 2011-04-11
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

Full title: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, ... continue providing timely assistance and contributing to protect those in need.

• 2011-12-14
• Statement

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

... NRBC event, including in terms of the health and security of their personnel bringing this assistance. Robin Coupland and Dominique Loye International assistance for victims of use of nuclear, ...

• 2009-06-30
• Article
• by: Robin Coupland and Dominique Loye

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Chemical and biological weapons

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Nuclear weapons

01-10-2011 News Release 11/71 Tripoli / Geneva (ICRC) – Today a team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was ... On top of that, the water reservoir has been damaged." Due to the ...

• 2011-10-01
• News Release

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Tajikistan

• Places
  • Africa
    • Libya

Following various assessments made in 2002, the ICRC conducted a large ... As part of the operation, a plane had to bring in some of the relief supplies from Mbandaka, where they had been placed in ...

• 2003-02-13
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Places
  • Africa
    • Congo-Kinshasa

Between January and May, the ICRC, working with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, facilitated the exchange ... It has provided assistance to hospitals and vulnerable population groups in a number of cities.

• 2004-05-31
• Operational Update
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • United States

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • United Kingdom

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Iraq

The author analyses the nature and limits of the right to humanitarian assistance during national and international armed conflict. She views humanitarian assistance as a right directly derived ...

• 2004-09-30
• Article
• by: Ruth Abril Stoffels

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

Photo Reuters/Kareem Raheem-courtesy www.alertnet.org) Iraqi men pray near coffins during the Friday prayers in Baghdad's Sadr ... More than 800 persons were killed in a stampede on Wednesday, 31 August.

• 2005-09-01
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Iraq

... has been providing protection and assistance to meet the urgent humanitarian needs generated by a riot that broke out in Pul-i- ... protection and assistance to meet the urgent humanitarian needs ...

• 2006-03-01
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

The ICRC is supporting the Afghan Red Crescent Society in an emergency operation to assist 8, ... Over the past week, the ICRC has been providing food and non-food assistance to the victims of the flooding.

• 2007-04-05
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

The ICRC immediately contacted the main hospital in the city, which requested assistance. ... It is worth mentioning that the ICRC has delivered, last week, a similar kit to the Provincial Health ...

• 2006-06-15
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Iraq

Since the beginning of February heavy rainfalls have flooded large areas of Iraq, mainly in the Northern Governorates, ... 10-02-2006 News Release Since the beginning of February heavy rainfalls have ...

• 2006-02-10
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Iraq

Full title: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, ... timely, quality assistance and protection once again reminded the international ...

• 2010-12-15
• Statement

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication
      • United Nations
        • General Assembly

... challenges of coordinating humanitarian assistance, particularly in connection with armed conflicts and other situations of violence. ... Impartiality implies that assistance will be provided without ...

• 2008-11-11
• Statement

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication
      • United Nations
        • General Assembly
          • 63rd General Assembly

... care, social services and emergency assistance for the most vulnerable, and to recognize that National Societies will need to develop ... calls upon the International Federation, in the spirit of its ...

• 1996-01-01
• Report

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

Thomas Linde Humanitarian assistance to migrants irrespective of their status – towards a non-categorical approach 30-09- ... Volume 91 Number 875 September 2009 Humanitarian assistance to ...

• 2009-09-30
• Article
• by: Thomas Linde

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 30th Conference

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

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

In the past two years, 1,500 families have benefited from similar construction assistance and 17 water points have been built or ... In the coming weeks, the ICRC and the ERCS plan to distribute food ...

• 2003-02-20
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Places
  • Africa
    • Ethiopia

In the wake of the attack, the ICRC is providing these facilities ... The ICRC is conducting a large-scale humanitarian operation in the northern Caucasus with 14 expatriate personnel and over 300 ...

• 2003-05-13
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Russia

... the third time to provide medical assistance for people living in rural areas and unable to reach State health facilities owing to ... provide medical assistance for people living in rural areas and ...

• 2002-09-27
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Primary health care

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

On 20 September, a day after an armed insurrection broke out in Côte d'Ivoire, ... 27-09-2002 News Release 02/39 On 20 September, a day after an armed insurrection broke out in Côte d'Ivoire, ...

• 2002-09-27
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Cooperating with National Societies

• Places
  • Africa
    • Côte d'Ivoire

Commission II: humanitarian values and response to crises, 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent 10-09-1995 Report Commission II: humanitarian values and response to crises, ...

• 1995-09-10
• Report

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

... violence in Colombia received direct assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2010, ... direct assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ...

• 2011-04-14
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia