Gorlovka, Victoria Ostrovskaya's hometown, was one of the main industrial centres in eastern Ukraine. But with the sudden outbreak of conflict in the country in April 2014, the inhabitants of …
… The women cook, and the men deliver. We need jobs to get our men off the streets and away …
… Initiatives such as employability training, jobs in private companies and microcredit … life as a result of ICRC efforts to find them jobs in private-sector companies and provide …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided emergency assistance to over 1,500 displaced families who are currently living in Myaning Gyi Ngu, Ohn Taw, Khamamaung town and their …
… meant they were now displaced, with no jobs, no way to get food, relying only on …
… workers are safe and able to carry out their jobs is crucial for their protection and …
“I’m disabled, but I want to make a difference for my country, defying my disability." Shafiqul Islam, 25, was born with one leg much shorter than the other. © Ratan Gomes /ICRC Over 200 youths with …
… competition for the scarce day-labouring jobs. "We'll even work for half pay if it …
“When you do what you love, success follows. Our success comes from staying positive and determined. Instead of focusing on challenges, we look ahead,” said Alina Voskanyan, whose son went missing …
… breadwinner. "Sometimes I took up temporary jobs like cleaning to make sure there was …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
