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The stories of Edgar, Guadalupe and Don Jacinto are typical of ... They are the stories of people who still suffer because a member of their family disappeared during the armed violence in Guatemala.

• 2010-10-12
• Video

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

... around 5,000 children became separated from their families during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala. ... separated from their families during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala.

• 2008-09-01
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

Twenty-two-year-old Hugo is from San Antonio Suchitepequez, a small town on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. ... Working in rural Guatemala on a minimum wage – just 7 USD a day – and where social services ...

• 2010-05-06
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Physical rehabilitation

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Nicaragua

Following the devastation wrought by hurricane Stan when it struck Guatemala, the ICRC has been helping the Guatemalan Red Cross ... it struck Guatemala, the ICRC has been helping the Guatemalan Red ...

• 2005-11-02
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

They are the stories of people who still suffer because a member of their family disappeared during the armed violence in Guatemala. ... family disappeared during the armed violence in Guatemala.

• 2010-02-19
• Film

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

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

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

Tens of thousands of Guatemalan families still do not know what happened to relatives who disappeared during the armed conflict ... Carlos Batallas heads the ICRC's Guatemala office.

• 2010-02-22
• Interview

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

... parents and siblings by the armed conflict, Juana Morales was reunited with them in Guatemala City. ... by the armed conflict, Juana Morales was reunited with them in Guatemala City.

• 2012-02-22
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

Guatemala City (ICRC) – Years have passed since the end of the armed conflict in Guatemala, yet thousands of people are still ... 22-02-2010 News Release 10/23 Guatemala City (ICRC) – Years have ...

• 2010-02-22
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

The 1960-1996 internal armed conflict in Guatemala left tens of thousands of people dead and missing. ... The ICRC offers technical advice and material assistance to the Guatemalan organizations that are ...

• 2009-05-29
• Feature

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Missing persons

28-02-1999 Feature Pedro, father Margarita, mother Tomas, son Manuela, daughter Juana, daughter Francisco, son Elena, ... Up there, in the unhabited woods, it is cold and damp. Just as it was in April 1983 ...

• 1999-02-28
• Feature
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

03-03-1995 News Release 1796 Geneva (ICRC) - The President of the Republic of Guatemala, Mr Ramiro De León Carpio, ... He went on to express his appreciation of Guatemala's support for the ICRC ...

• 1995-03-03
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Guatemala

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

... Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, ...

• 2009-06-26
• Section

Section on ICRC activities in the Americas. Includes news, operational ... Key operations The ICRC in Colombia The ICRC's work in Colombia involves protecting civilians, helping displaced persons and ...

• 2010-04-20
• Section

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Antigua and Barbuda

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Argentina

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Bahamas

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Barbados

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Belize

Amid this upheaval, the ICRC focused on ensuring that the funds provided by its donors would not in any way be put at risk by ... Given these circumstances, KCHF -29,779 of unrestricted reserves was ...

• 2010-03-23
• Section

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

... (++57) 3 114 910 775 Language spoken: Spanish Guatemala ICRC Mission 18 calle 24-69, Zona 10 Edificio Empresarial Zona Pradera, Torre 2, ... 11550 (covers Mexico, Guatemala (bureau), Costa Rica, ...

• 2012-01-10
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

Urbanisation, however, has brought with it a growing sense of vulnerability among many city dwellers faced with insecurity, ... Finally, rapid urbanization and the changing context of violence create ...

• 2010-06-18
• Section

4082 Workshop report, Geneva, 14-16 March 2011 Workshop report: ... or the street-based violence prevention programme carried out jointly by the Guatemalan Red Cross and the Spanish Red Cross.

• 2011-11-17
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Children

• People
  • Children

Morris Tidball-Binz, an ICRC forensic doctor, talks about the role of forensics in ... Investigations continue in several countries of Latin America, such as Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala and Peru.

• 2009-08-28
• Interview

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• People
  • Missing persons

The division of geographical zones in this section represents the current ICRC ... Maps: Mexico City regional delegation Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

• 2009-04-29
• Section

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Antigua and Barbuda

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Argentina

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Bahamas

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Barbados

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Belize

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

International human rights law and international humanitarian law are ... Thus, the question arises whether there is conflict and tension or synergy between various regimes.5 1 2 3 4 5 See, e.g., ...

• 2007-12-26
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

These laws must cover all persons, whatever their nationality, ... defence of superior orders (Nicaragua, Guatemala, Brazil, Thailand); - in some cases the necessary amendments and adjustments are not ...

• 2008-06-30
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Advisory Service

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

Since they were adopted, the red cross and red crescent emblems have provided protection to millions of war victims but they have ... The aim of this article is to recount the history of the emblem ...

• 2007-07-11
• Publication
• by: François Bugnion

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 29th Conference

The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms, and to foster a deeper understanding of its role and activities ... The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

• Places
  • The Americas

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia