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Moscow: Course on safe behavior in dangerous situation for media professionals

… will be in Autumn. The ICRC, along with the Russian Humanitarian Mission (RHM), organized … along with current and former rescuers of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations who … in hundreds of rescue operations in Russia and abroad. The goal of the course is …

Event

Millions of people enduring conflict need tradition of humanitarian multilateralism to continue

… This month States gathered in Russia to mark the 150th anniversary of the St …

Statement

Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find

… Google, Amazon CloudFront, or Amazon S3.56 In Russia, there have been sustained efforts to … In response to domain fronting by Telegram, Russia also blocked nearly 16 million Amazon … 57 Maria Kiselyova and Jack Stubbs, “Russia Starts Blocking Telegram Messenger,” …

News release

ICRC President statement on 150th Anniversary of the St Petersburg Declaration

… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia to prohibit a new weapon that it had …

Statement

African Union: Military Attachés Association briefed on the humanitarian situation in DR Congo

… Brazil, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA) and NATO. How …

Article

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. …

Article

Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018

… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia for the purpose of prohibiting a new …

Statement

Tajikistan: Beyond the folklore, the untold story of modern-day Leilah

… their third baby, Lola's husband left for Russia, promising to return at the time of the …

Law and policy topic

Capturing and exploring humanity through creative cinema in Bosnia-Herzegovina

… Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Russia, Bulgaria and Denmark. The films …

Article

Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy

… in five languages (Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish). III. W  ORK SCHEDULE … and discussion Group 1: English, French, Russian Moderator: Ms Mateja Grasek, National … interpreting in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish will be provided …

Law and policy topic

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