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From fields of green to fields of rubble in Ghouta

… ago. A child rides a tricycle in Chechnya, Russia. 1995. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Charles L. …

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China: the “people on war” survey presented to media

… the UN Security Council (P5 - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United …

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Historical Timeline—ICRC, Geneva Conventions and the Republic of Korea

… ICRC/Almeida, V-P-BR-E-00414 2022 The Russia-Ukraine War The Russia-Ukraine conflict mobilizes the ICRC in …

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ICRC President Samuel Gonard visits the ROK

ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict

… of families who lost loved ones in the Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict While thousands …

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Kids at the shelter playing with an ICRC worker

Ukraine: Finding creative paths to learning amid armed conflict

… pandemic and then the escalation of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict in 2022, upending …

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Brazil: the ICRC takes part in G20 event on disinformation and hate speech

… Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the …

News release

Martens Readings 2017 1/2: IHL and counter-terrorism

… trained nor prepared to apply criminal law. Russia followed the US in its military response …

Law and policy topic

“My father’s absence was a source of endless pain”: Forensic identification helps families of the missing

… such as in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Sometimes, we provide …

Law and policy topic

Ukraine: Massive, urgent response needed to meet soaring needs

… to Hungary, Moldova, Poland Romania and Russia to support our regional response and …

News release

The Fundamental Principles: 60 Years of humanity in action

… despite the fighting. •  In the Ukraine - Russia international armed conflict , the ICRC …

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The ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent assess the needs of people who gathered in collective shelters after fleeing fighting in the region of Aleppo, Syria (2016).

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