Migration and Displacement: regional reflections
On the occasion of the 18th annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, co-hosted by the ICRC and the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the Pretoria …
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Pakistan: Curing one club foot at a time
Two in every thousand children worldwide are born with clubfoot, a congenital disorder that seriously affects mobility. The ratio is much higher in lower income countries, like Pakistan, where an …
Myanmar: The man who thought he would never walk again
After a freak accident turned 29-year-old Sai Kay's life upside down, a chance meeting with an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) led to his miraculous recovery. Sai Kay, …
Bringing people’s voice at the centre: ICRC signs two MoUs with Fondation Hirondelle and Internews
05-09-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the media development organizations Fondation Hirondelle and Internews, respectively, to …
Syria: Hostilities in Idlib should not produce massive civilian suffering
04-09-2018 Geneva (ICRC) - A statement from Fabrizzio Carboni, regional director for the Near and Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross. As fears of renewed violence mount in …
School girls in Iraq explore visual storytelling with Canon Europe and ICRC
04-09-2018 Geneva/Ramadi (ICRC/Canon) - The photos: A rusted-out car in rubble. A collapsed bridge. Tattered Iraqi flags. A portrait of a younger sister, a tight smile on her lips. The photographers: …
International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality
This report provides an account of the debates that took place during a meeting of international experts co-organized by the ICRC and Université Laval (Quebec) in June 2016 in Quebec. The subject …
Ten years after ban on cluster munitions, ICRC hails progress and calls on more States to join treaty
03-09-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Speaking at the opening of the Meeting of States party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
Creating and Teaching an IHL Course
This Advanced IHL Learning Series provides lecturers and trainers with recommendations on how best to teach international humanitarian law (IHL). Through peer-to-peer discussions among university …
ICRC statement at the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
ICRC vice-president, Dr Gilles Carbonnier's address to the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Mr President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We all know …
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