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“Our Principles in Action” – 8 May World Red Cross Red Crescent Day

The 8 May is the World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. On this occasion, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches a global conversation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the …

Belarus: ICRC brings together 14 countries to discuss international humanitarian law

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Belarusian Ministry of Justice, will be holding a Regional Seminar on Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Minsk …

Bangladesh: Disabled cricketers to attend talent hunt camp

The ICRC physical rehabilitation project in Bangladesh is creating a national cricket team consisting of people with disabilities. The team would represent Bangladesh during a five-nation tournament …

United Kingdom - Sexual violence: What use is the law?

Despite widespread international attention and condemnation, sexual violence in armed conflict remains pervasive. At this event, organised with the Chatham House International Security and …

ICRC Behind Bars - 100 years of humanitarian action in detention

Join us for a special event in Canberra to mark the centenary of the International Tracing Agency for Prisoners-of-War and 100 years of ICRC's humanitarian action in detention. Featuring …

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Media debate their reporting of conflict and disaster

It's not the media's job to look after the sick and wounded, but they play a vital role in times of war and disaster. By shining a spotlight on the misery, the media stops the world from looking the …

African Union: Protection of health care services in armed conflict and other emergencies

Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care personnel, health facilities and medical vehicles is an all too common occurrence during conflicts and other emergencies.  Topics The laws …

Humanity in War: Frontline photography since 1860 at the Braid, Ballymena

When: 11 September - 28 October 2014 Where: The Braid, Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Bridge St, Ballymena, County Antrim BT43 5EJ, United Kingdom Since the second half of the nineteenth century, …

Is there still a place for impartial humanitarianism?

Speaker: Yves Daccord, Director-General, ICRC. Where:  Chatham House, London When:  04.09.2014 Chair : Lord Mark Malloch-Brown Listen to an audio recording from this event on Chatham House's …