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Marawi: Livelihood support reaches 5,000 displaced people
Manila (ICRC) – Displaced for more than a year since the start of the five-month conflict in Marawi City, many families in south-eastern parts of Lanao del Sur province continue to struggle due to …
Ukraine: Conflict-affected children had a ball with football star Gaizka Mendieta
On 26 May 2018, Kyiv hosted the UEFA Champions League Final. The day held special significance for ten children from the Donbas. On the morning of the big game, they enjoyed a football match of their …
Young Humanitarian Writers Competition 2018 launched
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The National Press Club Malaysia (NPC) today announced the fourth edition of the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition in cooperation with the …
Brunei: Senior military officers enhance practical knowledge of IHL
As an integral part of its operations worldwide, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) maintains a constructive dialogue with the armed and security forces. In Brunei, the ICRC has been …
ICRC policy on immigration detention
Migration is a growing global phenomenon and many States endeavour to control and contain irregular migration by adopting restrictive migration policies. This may result in the use of coercive …
World’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics launched in India
The world's first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics (ICHF) was launched on 20 June 2018 in Gujarat, India by the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) in collaboration with the …
Photojournalism: Véronique de Viguerie wins ICRC’s 2018 Humanitarian Visa d’Or for Yemen report
21-06-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded the Humanitarian Visa d'Or yesterday to French photojournalist Véronique De Viguerie for her report on the impact of the …
Third United Nations conference to review progress made in the implementation of the programme of action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like to thank you for the opportunity to present its views at this Review Conference and to share its perspective as a humanitarian …
Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance: ICRC statement to the United Nations, ECOSOC HAS General Debate
The ICRC welcomes the resolution to be adopted today by ECOSOC and the progress made this year. We welcome the discussions stimulated in the Humanitarian Affairs Segment: as the humanitarian …
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