Nigeria: Saleh Shares his Story of Displacement
Across Nigeria, more than two million people have been displaced by conflict. For some, the search for stability never stops. Saleh Abdullahi has been displaced by conflict more than once. He worked …
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Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Solar Lamp
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a joint ICRC/IOM Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025) to establish a new 3-year …
A couple’s lifetime of devotion to medical care in Krasnoarmeyskoye
Evgeny Anatolyevich and Valentina Vladimirovna have devoted their entire lives to medicine and serving people. They both come from families of doctors, graduated from a medical institute, got …
Sudan: ICRC Activities From January to December 2022
The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978, helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and East Sudan and promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our …
Somalia : ICRC urges quick and unimpeded humanitarian access to victims of violence in Las Anod
22-02-2023 Nairobi (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on all those involved in the violence in Las Anod to guarantee safe and unimpeded access to people affected …
ICRC, Xinhua Co-host Workshop on Journalism and Safety in Conflicts
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Xinhua News Agency co-organized a two-day workshop on Journalism and Safety in Conflicts on Feb. 21st - 22nd in Beijing. The workshop included …
Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: The Red Cross and Red Crescent response one year on
Over the last 12 months, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been responding to some of the most urgent needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. It has truly been a global …
Tausug book on intersections between IHL and Islamic Shariah launched
24-02-2023 International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic …
China: Support relationships to promote IHL in focus at event co-hosted by ICRC and CIISS
On 23 February, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) co-hosted the launch of the Chinese translation of the book …
ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San …
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