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... rape and damage to civilian objects, have increased in Colombia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has found. In presenting its report today on its activities in Colombia in 2011 ...

• 2012-04-18
• News Release

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Missing persons

Colombia is the largest ICRC operation in the Americas. The ICRC's work in Colombia involves protecting civilians, assisting displaced persons and conflict-affected communities, ...

• 2012-02-15
• Section

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Christophe Beney, ICRC's head of delegation in Colombia Why does the ICRC get involved with the release of detainees in Colombia? ... conflict in Colombia, a conflict that has been going on for over 40 ...

• 2010-03-24
• Interview

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Brazil

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

This year, ICRC delegates in Colombia have seen a worrying trend emerging. ... 28-09-2011 Operational Update This year, ICRC delegates in Colombia have seen a ... of the ICRC’s delegation in Colombia.

• 2011-09-28
• Operational Update

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Maps of ICRC operations in Colombia Maps of ICRC operations in Colombia

• 2011-02-01
• Map

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Extract from Colombia report 2011. ... Extract from Colombia report 2011. ... Colombia report 2011

• 2012-04-18
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

The ICRC would like to thank all parties for the confidence they placed in the organization, and the Colombian government for ... The ICRC has been active in Colombia for 30 years and has regularly ...

• 2011-10-18
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Children

The ICRC visits more than 70 detention facilities in Colombia to check that the ... Extract from Colombia report 2011. ... facilities in Colombia to check that the conditions of detention comply with ...

• 2012-04-18
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Prisoners of war and detainees

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

... studied medicine at the National University of Colombia and holds a Master ’s degree from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He worked as an adviser to the Colombian Ministry of Health ’s ...

• 2001-12-31
• Article
• by: Victor De Currea-Lugo

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Six young people aged between 13 and 17 were taken in by the Colombian Family Welfare Institute after being recruited by an armed ... taken in by the Colombian Family Welfare Institute after being ...

• 2012-04-18
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Children

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Children

This humanitarian aid also benefited the communities hosting them. On 4 March, the inhabitants of Bocas de Luisa and Vegaez had been driven from their ... The ICRC is the only organization that has been ...

• 2012-03-13
• News Release

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

Since 1985, it is estimated that up to three million people have been displaced by the conflict in Colombia, ... the conflict in Colombia, representing the world's third largest internally displaced ...

• 2005-04-22
• Report
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

Geneva (ICRC) – Colombia's internal armed conflict is one of the longest-running in modern history and continues to take a heavy ... 29-03-2007 News Release 07/38 Geneva (ICRC) – Colombia's internal ...

• 2007-03-29
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

In Colombia, many lives are broken in rural communities who continue to suffer due to the use of landmines. ... In Colombia, many lives are broken in rural communities who continue to suffer due to the use ...

• 2009-11-10
• Film

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

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

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Disabled persons

At over 3.5 million people, Colombia has one of the biggest displaced populations in ... V-F-CR-F-01053-A At over 3.5 million people, Colombia has one of the biggest displaced populations in the world.

• 2011-04-13
• News Footage

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

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

In Colombia, the ICRC, with the logistical support of the government of Brazil, is facilitating the release of five people whom ... Michael Kramer, the deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Colombia, ...

• 2011-02-11
• Interview

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Brazil

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Bogotá / Geneva (ICRC) – In Colombia, fighting and threats continue to force thousands of families to flee their homes every year, ... (ICRC) – In Colombia, fighting and threats continue to force ...

• 2008-04-02
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Civilians

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

Video footage aired this week on Colombian television reveals that a member of the army team involved was wearing a tabard marked ... " We are in contact with the Colombian authorities to ask for ...

• 2008-08-06
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

15-10-2008 News Release 08/188 Bogotá (ICRC) – As ... Programa Aéreo de Salud de Antioquia (a Colombian airborne health service), which supplied a helicopter. The Colombian Red Cross also lent a hand.

• 2008-10-15
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

Bogotá/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross takes note of the statement by Colombian President Álvaro ... statement by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez that a member of ...

• 2008-07-16
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Bogotá (ICRC) – For dozens of families in Colombia's Arauca province, the year has begun with them being driven from their homes. ... families in Colombia's Arauca province, the year has begun with them ...

• 2008-01-17
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

The operation was concluded successfully after the Colombian government, the security forces and the FARC-EP had all reiterated ... Last-minute logistic hitches made it impossible for other parties to ...

• 2006-03-25
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

... of two community leaders has caused dozens of families to flee their homes in north-eastern Colombia. ... leaders has caused dozens of families to flee their homes in north-eastern Colombia.

• 2006-08-25
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Press release issued by the ICRC delegation in Bogotá, Colombia, on 27 December 2006 27-12-2006 News Release Press release issued ... Both men had been held by the ELN since 1 December 2006.

• 2006-12-27
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

... 000 people – around 800 families – living in 21 settlements near the town of Samaniego in Nariño department, Colombia. ... settlements near the town of Samaniego in Nariño department, Colombia.

• 2008-02-29
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia