Helping tens of thousands inside Rakhine, Myanmar
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has reached out to over 40,000 people in Rakhine since violence broke out there on 25 August. Despite the challenges, help has reached not only …
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Fiji: The Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law
His Excellency the President Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote delivers his welcome address. “As a former UN peacekeeper, I can vouch that peacekeeping is a duty noble in service to …
The protection of journalists - FAQ
Media professionals reporting on armed conflict situations or other situations of violence continue to pay a steep price for the risks associated with their work. How are they protected under …
Red Rose: The tech behind our humanitarian assistance in Nigeria
This software is helping us improve our delivery of assistance to thousands of households Hassana stands in a line in front of an ICRC warehouse on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno …
Focus on the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel
ICRC calls on states to put the humanitarian crisis at the forefront of their concerns The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) briefed the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council …
Global gathering to shape future of world’s largest humanitarian movement
31-10-2017 The leaders of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will gather next week in Antalya, Turkey, for a series of meetings that will shape the future of the world's largest …
Where is the urgency to bring attacks on healthcare to an end?
Protection of medical and humanitarian personnel in conflict. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer Since my last briefing, brutal attacks have continued, unabated, against the wounded and …
China: ICRC’s First Ever Attendance at Canton Fair
ICRC staff and the organizers of the Canton Fair pose for a group photo at the trading event in Guangzhou. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC Mr. Pierre Dorbes, head of ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, …
Protection of cultural property - Questions & answers
Why should we worry about attacks on cultural property in armed conflict? The effects of war and conflict are felt in ways far beyond the immediate tangible tragedies that we are so familiar with. …
Athens conference to mark 40th anniversary of 1977 Protocols additional to Geneva Conventions of 1949
Athens (ICRC) – Forty years ago, 124 States gathered in Switzerland to finalize and adopt Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important rules limiting …
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