Philippines: ICRC operational update (July 2020)
In June 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued to support national authorities, health-care facilities, places of detention and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to respond …
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COVID-19: Experts discuss need to secure health care systems online
With more than half a million deaths recorded globally, the COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the worst health crisis the world has faced in modern times. It has come as a reminder not only of the …
Nepal: Don’t go so far
In November 2001, 20 young men left their homes in Jogimara village, central Nepal, to work on an airport runway in Kotbada, some 800 km away in mid-western Nepal. Four months later, it was reported …
Water workers preserve public health despite war and COVID-19
Water and sanitation personnel show extraordinary dedication in some of the most difficult of places – war zones. Their efforts go largely unrecognized, and now they face the additional burden of …
Indonesia: ICRC attends first international conference on Buddhist ethics, education, and applied Buddhism
On 28 November 2019, the ICRC was invited to give a speech on "The Cutting Edge of IHL and Applied Buddhist Principles," at the first International Conference on Buddhist Ethics, Education, and …
Indonesia: Inter-denominational Christian ethics and IHL workshop with Sanata Dharma University
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Sanata Dharma University co-hosted a workshop on inter-denominational Christian ethics and international humanitarian law (IHL). Held in …
The search for missing persons, including victims of enforced disappearance
This report, available in the download box below, lays out the discussions and conclusions of a workshop co-organised in Jordan in September 2019 by the ICRC and swisspeace. It contains …
Webinar: "New life, new normal" by Smaratungga Buddhist College and ICRC
As follow up to the collaboration between the ICRC and the Buddhist community in Indonesia in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic , the ICRC co-organized another webinar with Smaratungga Buddhist …
Armenia/Azerbaijan: ICRC worried about safety of civilians and ready to act as neutral intermediary
14-07-2020 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the humanitarian impact of reported military activity along the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, …
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