Our call to action for Colombia: 2020
Humanitarian challenges Colombia lives a difficult reality in which thousands of people still live in the midst of armed conflict and violence. These are our calls to action in relation to four of …
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Winners of third Arabic writing competition on 70th anniversary of Geneva Conventions
The ICRC Regional IHL department in Cairo would like to thank all those who have shown interest in the activities that aim to support and promote understanding and dialogue on IHL by contributing to …
Kenya: Red Cross races to prevent spread of COVID-19 to country’s prisons
31-03-2020 Nairobi (Kenya Red Cross/ICRC) – The Kenya Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are working with the Kenya Prison Services to fortify prison facilities across …
In Africa, racing to slow the spread of COVID-19
The invisible threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is looming in the conflict zones in Africa where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works. Patrick Youssef, the ICRC’s incoming …
COVID-19: How IHL provides crucial safeguards during pandemics
For people living in war-torn countries, International humanitarian law (IHL) provides crucial safeguards – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. War has not stopped because of the coronavirus …
ICRC’s operational response to COVID-19: We’re all in this together
COVID-19 represents a dramatic threat to life in war-torn countries. The ICRC and its Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners exist for emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic; we have …
COVID-19: Urgent action needed to counter major threat to life in conflict zones
30-03-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – It will be nearly impossible to fight COVID-19 in countries already devastated by conflict unless a concerted response by states and humanitarian organizations is launched …
Displaced in Cities : Experiencing and Responding to Urban Internal Displacement Outside Camps
Internal displacement is an increasingly urban phenomenon. This is partly because in a quickly urbanizing world, when cities become sites of armed conflict and other violence, greater numbers are …
COVID-19: Inclusive programming during the time of coronavirus
Ensuring assistance and protection addresses the needs of marginalized and at-risk people. This paper brings together guidance and messages from the ICRC's Operations Diversity Inclusion, Sexual …
Australia: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launch appeal to assist world’s most vulnerable people in fight against COVID-19
27-03-2020 Geneva, 27 March 2020 –-The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has launched a revised emergency appeal for 800 million Swiss francs to help the world's most vulnerable …
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