ICRC, China work toward preserving humanity in war
CGTN interview of ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier The eighth Beijing Xiangshan Forum themed "building a new type of security partnership of equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation" …
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China: Cash Transfer Programming Represents One of the Biggest Innovations in Humanitarian Action
Money is the main means of survival for most people around the world. In armed conflict, having cash to buy essential goods can mean the difference between life and death for people suffering the …
International criminal justice: The institutions – Factsheet
Although the idea dates back to the aftermath of the First World War, it was only in 1945 that the first successful international organs of criminal justice – the Nuremberg and Tokyo International …
Qatar Red Crescent society and ICRC hold international workshop to discuss role of national societies in promoting elimination of nuclear weapons
Doha (ICRC/QRCS)– Senior leaders and staff from National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from across the Middle East, Africa, central Asia and Europe are gathering in Doha from 30 to 31 October …
From fields of green to fields of rubble in Ghouta
Ghouta means "fields" in Arabic. It was an agricultural region, supplying food and furniture to Damascus and other parts of Syria. Now it's fields of rubble, concrete and twisted metal. The contrast …
Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action - Second Edition
Since data protection in humanitarian action is a fast evolving area, the ICRC and the Brussels Privacy Hub have started working on a second edition of this Handbook. On the one hand, the regulatory …
Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe wins 2018 National IHL Moot Court
Isheanotida Chikaka, Stephanie Mutasa and Kudakwashe Shamu representing the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). The University of Zimbabwe successfully defended their title as champions in the 2018 Zimbabwe …
Rafik Hariri University Hospital: No one left behind
29-10-2018 Beirut – Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg paid visit to Rafik Hariri University Hospital this week on a humanitarian visit to learn from the experience of RHUH, ICRC and …
ICRC spotlights Global Crisis of the Missing at UN Third Committee Session
Statement by the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly Statement by the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly, 73rd session, Third Committee, agenda item 74(b) The International Committee …
Sudan: ICRC provides food and household items to over 3,000 families in Darfur
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have provided humanitarian assistance to families in Tawila Locality, North Darfur. Many of them were …
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