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 …
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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 …
Armenian prisoner of war returns home
18-11-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - An Armenian soldier who had crossed the Line of Contact on 22 March 2015 was returned today in an operation carried out under the auspices of the International Committee of …
Malaysia: Medical personnel discuss health care in detention
18-11-2015 Kuala Lumpur (ICRC) – A two-day workshop on health care in places of detention is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 25 health-care personnel from prisons, immigration …
Workshop structure - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop
Academic workshop on sexual violence Workshop structure Introduction 5 min Overview ICRC disclaimer about the facts as presented by the case studies Code of conduct (listening to and respecting …
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