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Images of the Crisis: Painted memories from Bougainville
A collection of paintings from a Papua New Guinea Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross and University of Papua New Guinea facilitated art project are currently being exhibited at the …
Malaysia: Preparing future educators for teaching humanitarian law
On 15 and 16 November 2018, 27 students from the Faculty of Education at University of Malaya (UM) participated in a workshop on humanitarian principles and law. As future teachers, they wanted to …
ICRC facilitates release and return of 22 persons from Central Equatoria in South Sudan
31-12-2018 Juba (ICRC) - The ICRC has managed to facilitate the release and transport by air to Juba of 22 persons, who had been caught up in ongoing nearby fighting, from a remote location in the …
Gaza photographer captures images of desperate isolation
Zo’orb Family in their house in Naher Al Bared area of Khan Younis. Poverty and unemployment push people to seek opportunities outside Gaza. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Abdel Rahman Zagout Young men idling …
Saudi Arabia: High level workshop for military personnel in Tabuk
23-12-2018 Kuwait City (ICRC) - From 9 to 13 December, around 430 military personnel (personnel, officers and non-commissioned officers) from the north-western military base of Tabuk in addition to a …
Libya-Egypt: two years on, twelve children reunited with their families
20-12-2018 Cairo -Tripoli (ICRC) – In coordination with the authorities in Libya, Egypt and Malta, and through the support of Libyan and Egyptian Red Crescent Societies and the Malta Red Cross, the …
First global expert workshop on IHL and Islamic law in contemporary armed conflicts
The ICRC has acknowledged the importance of understanding the Islamic laws of war since the 1950s, and has actively engaged with Islamic institutions and scholars since the 1990s. Today, …
Clean water is now a short walk away for 40,000 Sudanese
40,000 people in Mukjar locality, Central Darfur State, comprising of residents, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's) and nomads gained access to clean water following the repair of a total of 31 …
Implementing IHL: Participation of the American States in IHL treaties and their national implementation - 2016/2017 report
This report was prepared by the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) of the ICRC for submission to Member States of the Organization of American States …
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