Round table "Memory and War"
On September 19th the Moscow Humanitarium Center of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova will host a round table devoted to the theme "Memory and War". The …
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Ukraine: Vibrant summer camp rekindles childhood joy, bridges relationships
Space is precious in the dormitories on Komkova Street in Kherson. The identical buildings facing each other have for some decades been home to families of those working at shipbuilding yards. Since …
Renovating, reinventing: Detainees in Panama prisons use architecture to build better lives
The ICRC has been working towards making conditions for detainees more humane since 1870. We provide assistance in areas of armed conflict and other situations of violence to ensure that all …
Indonesia: ICRC strengthens collaboration with religious circles
The ICRC regional delegation to Indonesia and Timor Leste further strengthened its well- established collaborations with religious circles through the fifth annual certificate course on International …
Assessment of ICRC’s evaluation function: Final report
The ICRC commissioned this assessment in 2019 to analyse the capacity and capability of the organisation to implement evaluations. The assessment looked at the practice and culture of evaluation, and …
Azerbaijan: Concert commemorates those missing in relation to conflicts
“Every time the doorbell rings, I think it’s him, my father.” This is how Elnara Elekberova remembers her father who has been missing for 27 years now. Her mother, Shalala Mammadova, says that as a …
The endurance of the Geneva Conventions shows us what is possible
Remarks to high-level side event: "70 years of the Geneva Conventions: Investing in humanity through multilateralism" As delivered by President Peter Maurer President, foreign ministers, Thank you …
Effective jail staff deployment to make a difference to inmates and authorities
People are at the centre of any organization’s success. For the Philippines' Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) , addressing humanitarian concerns caused by overcrowding largely depends …
Syria: States must strike a balance between security and treating people humanely
Remarks to high-level meeting on the Syrian crisis at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, hosted by the European Union As delivered by ICRC President Peter Maurer President, foreign …
Nigeria: ICRC condemns aid worker’s murder, appeals to abductors to spare remaining hostages
25-09-2019 Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns in the strongest terms the tragic killing of an abducted member of the Action Against Hunger team. The ICRC is …
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