Experience of supervisor - Laurent Colassis
I joined the ICRC in 1997 and served as an ICRC delegate in Afghanistan, head of sub-delegation in Rwanda and deputy head of delegation in Congo-Brazzaville. In 2000, I joined the ICRC legal division …
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Experience of traineeships - Ellen Nohle
My name is Ellen Nohle, and I recently finished my one-year traineeship at the legal division of the ICRC. My background is in law, with a Bachelor from the University of Cambridge, after which I …
Restoring family links in Asia and the Pacific
In Asia and the Pacific, the ICRC and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are helping families to restore contact when they become separated by war, disaster or …
Ethiopia: Helping the drought-affected, displaced and the vulnerable in detention
In 2016, the ICRC continued to help the people of Ethiopia respond to the effects of drought in conflict prone areas. We provided shelter, seeds and tools to people displaced by localized violence. …
Translating the Kampala Convention into Practice
Millions of people have been displaced within their own countries by armed conflict or violence. Addressing their needs and providing durable solutions to their plight is the primary responsibility …
Seven stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Yemen
11-02-2017 ICRC/MoFA – (Islamabad) Seven Pakistanis who were stranded in Yemen for more than a decade were repatriated and reunited with their families in Pakistan. The International Committee of the …
Iraq: Food and other essential help to displaced people
Over 3 million people have been displaced in Iraq . We are providing assistance throughout the country with the delivery of food and other emergency items. This video shows two recent distributions …
ICRC submits evidence to UK inquiry on forced displacement and humanitarian response in Central and East Africa
Central and East Africa is home to the ICRC's second biggest operation in South Sudan. Africa as a whole accounts for 40% of the ICRC's field budget and Central and East Africa is home to four of the …
Yemen: Urgent plea to warring parties to spare civilians
10-02-2017 Geneva / Sana'a – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is warning that the situation for thousands of civilians in Yemen is deteriorating fast, following a dramatic increase …
Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination
This article aims to take stock, for the first time, of efforts specifically directed to generating respect for IHL, and in particular through the dissemination of IHL (i.e. spreading information, …
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