Gaza: A year of loss and pain
Since the escalation of hostilities over the past year, the challenges facing the people of Gaza have drastically increased. Prior to October of last year, Gazans were already living with challenges …
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Lebanon: ICRC delivers lifesaving medical supplies to Beirut amid ongoing escalation
05-10-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – Seventeen metric tons of urgently needed medical supplies have arrived in Beirut via air cargo from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This shipment …
Statement at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Sixth Committee Plenary Meeting on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
Chair, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unequivocally condemns acts of terrorism of all forms, no matter whether they occur during or outside of armed conflict and irrespective of …
Middle East: The ICRC urgently calls on all parties to protect civilians
04-10-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – As violence intensifies across the Middle East, the region sits on the precipice of a region-wide armed conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
Business Cards for Forensics Publications
This publication is a collection of eight business cards (inclusive of the corresponding publication title + a QR code leading to the e-Shop link of the publication) of eight Forensic publications …
Central African Republic: Clean drinking water remains a luxury
For people in the Central African Republic , clean drinking water is hard to come by, owing to a lack of investment in the water supply and treatment network, the long-standing armed conflict in the …
EVENT: Colombia’s path towards peace: the role of IHL
In 2024, the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions presents a pivotal opportunity to reaffirm the crucial role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in preventing and mitigating the …
Ukraine: As Winter Approaches, Communities Prepare
In the third year since the escalation of the armed conflict, communities in Eastern Ukraine prepare for the coming winter. “We returned here in the autumn of 2023. We came back because home is …
International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Building a Culture of Compliance for IHL to Protect Humanity in Today’s and Future Conflicts
In this report on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sets out its views on some of the most …
Global Initiative on international humanitarian law
On 27 September 2024 Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa together with the ICRC launched a global initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law …
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