| Focus on key humanitarian issues Section highlighting some of the main issues on the humanitarian agenda with which the ICRC and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement are involved: mines, biotechnology, role of the private sector, women in war, the protective emblem and others. 3-6-2010 ICRC assists record numbers of IDPs in 2009
In 2009, some 4.6 million internally displaced people benefited from humanitarian assistance provided by the ICRC, in association with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in 33 countries all over the world. The ICRC increased its assistance to displaced people in response to greater needs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia and Yemen and thanks to better access in Iraq.(Focus) |
12-3-2010 Women and displacement: strength in adversity
The displacement of populations is one of the gravest consequences of today's armed conflicts. On the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March) the ICRC is drawing attention to the hardship displaced women endure, and to their courage, resilience and resourcefulness in times of adversity. (Focus) |
17-11-2009 Children and the ravages of war
To mark the 20th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Geneva Conventions, respectively, the ICRC has issued a new brochure on children and war. ICRC child protection adviser, Kristin Barstad, talks about the plight of children during war and what the organization does to protect and assist them.(Focus) |
29-10-2009 ICRC opinion survey in eight countries
As part of the Our world. Your move. campaign the ICRC has carried out different quantitative (statistical) and qualitative (personal interviews and focus groups) research initiatives designed to give a voice to the world's most vulnerable people and raise awareness of the plight of civilians living in situations of armed conflict and violence. Survey in Afghanistan, Colombia, DR of the Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia and the Philippines.
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19-7-2007 Three emblems, one movement, serving humanity
This is a comprehensive brochure providing detailed information on the origin of all the emblems, its protective use in wartime and its indicative use in peacetime. It specifies the institutions entitled to use it and gives examples of misuse or lack of respect for the emblem.(Focus) |
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