14-07-2023 Khartoum (ICRC)—As the fighting in Sudan enters its fourth month, people in Khartoum, Darfur, and other areas are living in dire conditions with very little access to health care, water, …
The majority of the 25 000 internally displaced people who received seed from the ICRC in October 2022 planted them in their fields. The farmers plan to use harvested seeds to guarantee their …
ICRC's Logistics related claim is a tool to evaluate the logistics processes to identify risks and opportunities for continual improvement. Logistics related claim is about the concerns related to …
11-07-2023 “The ICRC is aware of concerns raised about the transport of unauthorised goods across the Lachin Corridor and does not support any such activity. No unauthorized material has been found …
States often face situations in which their officials have to use force to maintain or restore public security, law and order in armed conflicts or situations of violence that do not meet the …
2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PARTICIPATION OF THE AMERICAN STATES IN IHL TREATIES AND THEIR NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICAS This …
Gaza (ICRC) – A newly completed upgrade to the Emergency Department of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip means residents can now better access effective and efficient care during crises. …
On July 9, 2023, the five-day 12th International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session concluded successfully at Soochow University, Jiangsu Province, China. The event was jointly organized by the …
The Third Asia-Pacific Police Colloquium, held in Beijing and Langfang, China, from July 2nd to 5th, 2023, successfully delved into the theme of "Peacekeeping Police and Local Police Capacity …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly organized – on 29 and 30 November 2022 – a regional consultation of states …
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