Mozambique national IHL committee officially established
National IHL Committee officially established in Mozambique ! We are delighted to announce that Mozambique has taken an important step forwards in implementing and promoting international …
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In Myanmar, people face overlapping challenges
Like most of the world, Myanmar has experienced waves of COVID-19, alongside other climate and conflict related challenges. In the South-East Asian country, there is a saying for hard times when …
"We see deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, causing untold suffering."
Briefing to UN Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians, delivered 25 May 2022 by Robert Mardini, Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross. Excellencies, ladies and …
Heatwaves and shipwrecks: ICRC calls for rapid action to trace missing migrants on deadly routes
26-05-2022 Tunis (ICRC) – As summer arrives and increasing numbers of migrants risk everything to cross the Mediterranean, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for closer …
Brazil: A story about Mandela
S.M. can find any book in the prison library in a matter of seconds. He is an inmate at the Irmã Imelda Lima Pontes Prison in the metropolitan area of Fortaleza and ran the library there until last …
ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 1: MODELS OF CARE
This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 1: MODELS OF CARE A model of …
ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE
This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE …
ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE
This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE …
Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims
31-05-2022 Kyiv (ICRC) – A video filmed in our Mariupol office now circulating in some media is filled with false claims and baseless assumptions about the work of the International Committee of the …
Severe drought in Somalia: The ICRC has already reached over 120,000 households as the emergency response rolls out
31-05-2022 Millions of people living in Somalia continue to face the severe impact of the drought. At the beginning of May 2022, the estimated number of people affected by drought in Somalia rose to …
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