28-11-2014 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Beginning today, 52 children under the age of 17 will be rejoining relatives after being separated from them for several months. The International Committee of the …
Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) – Following the release of 10 people held by the Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated …
29-11-2014 Bogotá/Geneva (ICRC) – Three members of the Colombian army held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP) since 16 November have today been released. The …
Sobha Rani Tharu said her husband's name so softly it was nearly lost in the hot, dry wind. "My husband is Babu Ram Tharu," she said in the pratikchya griha, or waiting place, her lavender scarf …
Nineteenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 1 – 5 December 2014, The Hague, Netherlands. Statement by the ICRC. The centenary of the first use of …
The Health Care in Danger project was a central topic at the 12th African Union – ICRC joint seminar in Addis Ababa. Similarly, other events and workshops took place over the last few months. States …
Are you a doctor in a conflict zone wondering how to conduct yourself with the media, or a nurse wondering how to respond to requests from the police or the military for information on patients? Are …
The Nepal Red Cross Society takes part in several joint initiatives with the Nepal Medical Association and the ICRC to improve the delivery of health care in Nepal – for instance, organizing HCiD …
Since December 2013, when the conflict began, the South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC), the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other Movement partners have been …
Rules of War (in a nutshell) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the original Geneva Convention, the first set of rules to protect the sick and the wounded, as well as health-care personnel and …
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