The 1st World Conference on Health in Detention
Click here for the official website Date: 27 - 29 June 2022 | Time: 08:30 - 17:00 Venue: Centre International de Conférences Genève, Rue de Varembé 17, 1202 Genève, Switzerland PROGRAMME …
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Committing to anti-personnel mine ban saves civilian lives
The ICRC welcomes the changes to the United States anti-personnel landmine policy and its declared intention to be compliant with and ultimately accede to the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits their …
ICRC seed and cash assistance throughout Ethiopia
All along our route, from Woldiya to Kobo, the bright colors worn by hundreds of students paint the roadside in blues, purples, reds and greens, as if to draw attention away from the arid fields. CC …
First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross Nuclear disarmament as a humanitarian and legal imperative 1. The continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats to …
Report from the Regional State Consultation on IHL and Cyber Operations-Americas
The government of Mexico and the International Committee of the Red Cross jointly organized – on 9 and 10 November 2021 – a regional consultation of Latin American states on international …
Starvation, Hunger and Famine in Armed Conflict
This briefing note outlines the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict. …
Mozambique: 1 million people in conflict-affected regions receive two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
28-06-2022 Maputo (ICRC) – Mozambique’s national immunization campaign has vaccinated over 1 million people -- 75% of the population -- in six districts affected by armed conflict in the provinces of …
Myanmar: Raising awareness of landmine risks, minimizing threat to lives
For decades, some communities in Myanmar have had to live alongside the impact of conflict. The list of challenges caused by conflict is long: separation from loved ones, displacement , food …
Request for Expression of Interest - Framework Agreement for Data acquisition, analytics and informatics services to support ICRC Assistance Activities in Iraq
Dear Madam, Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to launch an Request for Interest to pre-qualify for an upcoming restricted tender in connection with the following …
Myanmar: Communities in north Shan State face conflicts new and old
Nang Khin Shwe dreams of becoming a nurse one day. A couple of years ago, she took part in an auxiliary midwife training in her northern Shan State village to move one step closer to that dream. "I …
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