Women and War
This publication looks at the ways in which women can be affected by conflict and the actions taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take their specific needs into account. …
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Water and War: ICRC Response
This publication looks at key water and sanitation issues in conflict-affected countries where the ICRC works. It analyses challenges from the point of view of operational practice, which has …
Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Cross Volunteers (poster)
A young man that survived because both police and protesters gave access to Red Cross volunteers during a riot – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. …
H.E.L.P. Public Health Course in the Management of Humanitarian Aid
Public health tools used in the analysis and implementation of emergency health programmes. A systematic and comprehensive description of how the HELP course is structured and the teaching methods …
The Mine Ban Convention: Progress and Challenges in the Second Decade
his publication provides an overview of the achievements and challenges of the Mine Ban Convention (which entered into force on 1 March 1999) in its second decade of operation. Challenges in the …
Ensuring Respect for the Life and Dignity of Persons Deprived of their Liberty
This leaflet briefly describes the most important aspects of the work done by the ICRC to assist and protect persons deprived of their freedom during situations of violence, including armed conflict, …
How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law (volumes I, II and III)
A selection of nearly three hundred case studies provides university professors, practitioners and students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive selection of documents on international …
ICRC Strategy 2011-2014: Achieving Significant Results for People in Need
The ICRC's Institutional Strategy sets out how the ICRC will respond to humanitarian needs over the coming four years, enhancing its expertise, coordinating with other humanitarian agencies and …
Child soldiers: the law says no!
" This film is trying to show now that all over the world there should be no child soldiers. I hope that in any country where there is a war, as long as they watch this film they have seen how we the …
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons is one of the principal instruments of international humanitarian law. It seeks to minimize suffering in armed conflict by prohibiting or regulating the …
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