The contribution of humanitarian action to peace
ICRC President Peter Maurer address, SIPRI Forum on Peace and Development, Stockholm, 14 May 2019. Some of you may be asking why a representative of a humanitarian organisation is offering …
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First funding announcement from the National Society Investment Alliance
The National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) today announced the results of its first round of funding, with accelerator investments awarded to the Red Cross Societies of Lebanon and Ukraine, and …
Pakistan: Course on trauma care leads to improved emergency treatment
Being the biggest and main referral centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, receives a myriad of patients requiring trauma care every day. The International Committee of …
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Working with police to strengthen emergency response in Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has witnessed a gradual spurt in violent incidents over the past decade. Being the first responders on ground, the police often find themselves providing first aid and …
How wheelchair basketball supports social inclusion in Syria
Jess Markt, also fondly known as Captain Jess, spent a week in Syria training coaches, referees, classifiers and players from the six governorates of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Tartus, …
Chronicling the Yemen conflict: 6 photographers tell their stories
In Yemen, the fighting, which enters its fifth year, has not only led to death, destruction and disease, it has disrupted every aspect of the daily lives of the struggling peoples. Desperation …
Driving a worldwide effort to better tackle the issue of missing people
Armed conflicts, violence, disasters and migration all result in people going missing An international workshop titled Clarifying the Fate and Whereabouts of Missing Migrants: Exchanging Information …
Operational update on Cyclone Kenneth: Reaching communities cut off from aid
15-05-2019 As days of rain, flood-waters and high winds from Cyclone Kenneth recede, the catastrophic destruction left behind is becoming clearer. Tens of thousands of people are homeless and little …
Displacement in times of armed conflict: How international humanitarian law protects in war, and why it matters
Displacement is part and parcel of war and one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of our time. This study shows that international humanitarian law (IHL) needs to be an integral part of …
Philippines: Tireless doctor treats without any breaks or bias
Dr Dimarin Dimatingcal is 63 and retirement is not a thought crossing his mind. There are also no off days or weekends in his books. For the last 25 years, every day Dr Dimatingcal has been walking …
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