ICRC president and vice-president re-elected
On 19 November at a meeting in Geneva, the supreme governing body of the International Committee of the Red Cross re-elected its president, Peter Maurer, and its vice-president, Christine Beerli, for …
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50 years of the Fundamental Principles: A UK and Ireland perspective
The International Red Cross Red Cross Movement is celebrating 50 years of the seven Fundamental Principles that govern its work. At one of the events taking place all over the world , staff and …
Jamaica: Youth project aims to reduce impact of violence
20-11-2015 Caracas / Kingston (ICRC) – The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are working together to provide local youth with solutions to mitigate the …
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Almost 7,000 people still missing
19-11-2015 Photo: ICRC Sarajevo (ICRC) – Twenty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging institutions in Bosnia and …
Syria: Surgeons share knowledge of treating weapon-wounded
19-11-2015 Damascus (ICRC) – A three-day seminar on surgical techniques for treating weapon-wounded patients, attended by 45 surgeons, ended today in Damascus. The event – the first of its kind held …
Blurred Boundaries: Militaries, humanitarian action and neutrality
Should militaries be involved in providing humanitarian assistance in conflict zones? This was the question at the heart of a debate co-hosted by the ICRC and the Centre for Military and Security Law …
Safer Access selected experience: The Philippines (PDF)
In this shared experience, the Philippine Red Cross recounts the challenges it encountered and how it overcame them when fighting broke out between Philippine government forces and a faction of the …
Safer Access selected experience: Zimbabwe (PDF)
In this shared experience, the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society recounts how it prepared for and responded to the increased tensions during the 2013 general elections in Zimbabwe. Owing to the volatile …
Roundtables on humanitarian principles and aid effectiveness
On 18 November, the Swiss Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Sphere Project organized rountables gathering humanitarian practionners and representatives of permanent missions to discuss …
Roundtables on humanitarian principles and aid effectiveness
Briefing of the panelists before the event From left to right: Terry Morel (Director of the Division of Emergency, Security and Supply at UNHCR), Ambassador Manuel Bessler (Head of the Swiss …
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