The 104th Empress Shôken Fund awards
The Empress Shôken Fund is named after Her Majesty the Empress of Japan, who, in 1912, proposed the creation of an international fund to support the peacetime activities of National Red Cross and Red …
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Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Statement of the ICRC, read at the Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from 11-16 April. The International Committee of …
Myanmar: Facts and figures 2015
The ICRC as a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organizazion continues to help those affected by the armed conflict, other situations of violence and natural disasters where it has an …
Why autonomous weapon systems matter in Africa
T-Hawk remotely piloted air system in Afghanistan. © U.S Army As rapid advances continue to be made in new and emerging technologies of warfare, notably those relying on information technology and …
Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The seven Fundamental Principles provide an ethical, operational and institutional framework for the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement around the world. They are at the core of the …
Misuse of the ICRC’s identity as per the Panama Papers
Recent media coverage has suggested that the name of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been misused in relation to companies and foundations in the so-called 'Panama Papers'. If …
The ICRC’s funding and spending
What is the budget of the ICRC? The overall budget of the ICRC for 2015 stands at 1.76 billion Swiss Francs (1.85 billion USD). This amount is divided into a budget for headquarters (CHF 199.9 …
Indonesia: 29 Gegana commanders discuss international human rights standards for policing
13-04-2016 Denpasar – Chiefs and deputy chiefs of the Gegana police force, representing headquarters and 27 provinces, are gathering to discuss international human rights standards for policing. The …
Australia: Military lawyers gather to strengthen expertise in IHL
Military lawyers from Asia and the Pacific recently attended a Regional Military Lawyers' Operational Law Course, conducted by the ICRC in partnership with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at …
Ukraine crisis: Increasing violence worsens life for civilians along line of contact
14-04-2016 Kiev/Donetsk/Lugansk (ICRC) – Two years on from the start of the conflict , and despite over a year having passed since an official ceasefire agreement was signed in Minsk, worsening …
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