OEWG: ICRC Statement on Threats
Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New …
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South Africa: Global Military Personnel Identification Conference
Convening State armed forces to create “international guidelines for identifying military personnel and preventing them from going missing” Launched in late 2023, the Central Tracing Agency’s …
ICRC supports people with amputations in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine: Learning to walk again In eastern Ukraine, a partnership with local health authorities seeks to help people who need physical rehabilitation support to participate fully in society. "By …
ICRC: Humanitarian aid remains an urgent necessity to alleviate the tide of suffering in Gaza
Speech delivered by Régis Savioz of the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response to Gaza, 2 December 2024 Mr. President, dear …
Afghanistan: Helping a record number of children with cerebral palsy
As the world marks the International Day of People with Disabilities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reaffirms its commitment to supporting people with disabilities, notably …
The ICRC: Frequently asked questions about our work
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is active in over 100 countries, and we receive thousands of questions from contacts every week, many by people directly affected by armed conflict …
Iraq: Humanitarian Call for Witnesses from the Gulf War 1990-1991
Clarifying the fate and whereabouts of Missing People from the 1990-1991 Gulf War As a result of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, over 1000 Iraqis, Kuwaitis and third nationals are still unaccounted for. …
Switzerland: Six National Societies participate in pilot exchange on Restoring Family Links at the CTA-B
In the last week of November, ICRC Warsaw organized a visit to the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency Bureau for the International Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine and ICRC headquarters in Geneva …
Egypt: Al-Azhar University and ICRC explore similarities between International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Sharia
01-12-2024 (Cairo - ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s oldest institutions of Islamic learning, hosted a seminar on "The …
China: Journalists discuss impact of harmful information and media’s role during humanitarian crises
29-11-2024 On November 28, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) co-hosted a media workshop in Shanghai, focusing on the urgent issue of crisis reporting …
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