14-04-2016 Amman (ICRC) – With the Syrian crisis showing no signs of abating, thousands of people continue to gather at the Hadalat and Rukban crossing points along Jordan's north-eastern border, …
In 2015, the ICRC Harare Regional Delegation rehabilitated water systems to ensure provision of clean water to detainees in Zimbabwe. Our teams visited detainees to monitor their living conditions …
14-04-2016 Kiev/Donetsk/Lugansk (ICRC) – Two years on from the start of the conflict , and despite over a year having passed since an official ceasefire agreement was signed in Minsk, worsening …
Military lawyers from Asia and the Pacific recently attended a Regional Military Lawyers' Operational Law Course, conducted by the ICRC in partnership with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at …
13-04-2016 Denpasar – Chiefs and deputy chiefs of the Gegana police force, representing headquarters and 27 provinces, are gathering to discuss international human rights standards for policing. The …
What is the budget of the ICRC? The overall budget of the ICRC for 2015 stands at 1.76 billion Swiss Francs (1.85 billion USD). This amount is divided into a budget for headquarters (CHF 199.9 …
Recent media coverage has suggested that the name of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been misused in relation to companies and foundations in the so-called 'Panama Papers'. If …
The seven Fundamental Principles provide an ethical, operational and institutional framework for the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement around the world. They are at the core of the …
T-Hawk remotely piloted air system in Afghanistan. © U.S Army As rapid advances continue to be made in new and emerging technologies of warfare, notably those relying on information technology and …
The ICRC as a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organizazion continues to help those affected by the armed conflict, other situations of violence and natural disasters where it has an …
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