Gaza: Rebuilding homes, lives and hopes
During his 15 months as head of the ICRC office in the Gaza Strip, Christian Cardon led the organization's humanitarian response to the 51-day conflict of last July and August. In his final interview …
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Nuclear weapons: Create conditions to make nuclear disarmament possible
Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Vienna, Austria There has been a fundamental change in the debate about …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement prepares to meet humanitarian needs in the wake of Typhoon Hagupit
08-12-2014 Manila / Geneva – December 8th, 2014. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is gearing up for a humanitarian relief effort in response to the impact of Typhoon Hagupit …
Crimea: People from eastern Ukraine receive food and other essentials
Many residents of eastern Ukraine who fled their homes because of the fighting have found temporary refuge in Crimea. Some have only what they could carry. These people need the most basic things: …
Bangladesh: Red Crescent study visit in Egypt
"The Egyptian Red Crescent and the Bangladesh Red Crescent have faced similar challenges, such as acceptance issues and resistance within the National Society to a new concept of emergency service," …
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014
United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Plenary, statement by the ICRC, New York, 11 December 2014. Improved coordination mechanisms, the development of guidelines and the adoption of new …
Libya: Tens of thousands affected by fighting
Prolonged conflicts in Benghazi and the west of Libya have displaced tens of thousands of people inside the country. The ICRC has distributed emergency medical supplies to more than 20 hospitals and …
ICRC Behind Bars - 100 years of humanitarian action in detention
Join us for a special event in Canberra to mark the centenary of the International Tracing Agency for Prisoners-of-War and 100 years of ICRC's humanitarian action in detention. Featuring …
ICRC scales up operations in eastern Ukraine
12-12-2014 As winter deepens, the ICRC is stepping up its activities in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine to help people affected by the conflict. The organization had previously had to scale …
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