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The ICRC in the Western Balkans

In Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, the ICRC focuses on supporting efforts to trace missing persons and helping their families. Read full overview.

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Western Balkans: Newsletter

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Éclats de mémoire (fragments of memory) – Memories of ICRC employees in the former Yugoslavia, 1991-2001

The voices of "delegation employees" from the former Yugoslavia who worked for the ICRC during the conflict.
Missing Lives

The wars that scarred the Balkans in the 1990s cost the lives of about 140,000 people, a quarter of whom were reported missing by their families. In 2010, almost 15,000 remain unaccounted for. Missing Lives highlights 15 moving stories selected among thousands.

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

War crimes and punishment
Punishing war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia is principally the remit of the International Criminal Tribunal, but national war crimes tribunals also exist. The ICRC visits individuals sentenced by these courts and arranges family visits.

The ICRC in the Western Balkans

Highlights

Western Balkans: Newsletter

In images More images

VideoSerbia: Empowering the elderly

Photo gallerySrebrenica: ten years on, the nightmare continues

Publications More publications

Éclats de mémoire (fragments of memory) – Memories of ICRC employees in the former Yugoslavia, 1991-2001

Missing Lives

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

War crimes and punishment
Punishing war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia is principally the remit of the International Criminal Tribunal, but national war crimes tribunals also exist. The ICRC visits individuals sentenced by these courts and arranges family visits.

International Review of the Red Cross More articles

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Annual Report 2011

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The ICRC in the Western Balkans

Highlights

Western Balkans: Newsletter

In images More images

VideoSerbia: Empowering the elderly

Photo gallerySrebrenica: ten years on, the nightmare continues

Publications More publications

Éclats de mémoire (fragments of memory) – Memories of ICRC employees in the former Yugoslavia, 1991-2001

Missing Lives

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

War crimes and punishment Punishing war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia is principally the remit of the International Criminal Tribunal, but national war crimes tribunals also exist. The ICRC visits individuals sentenced by these courts and arranges family visits.

International Review of the Red Cross More articles

More

Annual Report 2011

Related sites

War crimes and punishment
Punishing war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia is principally the remit of the International Criminal Tribunal, but national war crimes tribunals also exist. The ICRC visits individuals sentenced by these courts and arranges family visits.