The ICRC Delegation in Moscow: in brief
Russia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) share a long history, dating back to 1867 when Russia acceded to the original Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of …
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Azerbaijan: Creative ways help to promote landmine risk awareness among wide audience
What do football grounds, teahouses and livestock markets have in common? In conflict-affected parts of Azerbaijan, these are some of the places where the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Sudan: 280 children and 70 caretakers from Khartoum orphanage reach safety
08-06-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital. A team from the …
PNG: Support group sessions break silence on mental health needs, empower communities
An open hut at the Pureni Health Centre in Hela, Papua New Guinea (PNG), has a cheerful buzz as a group of women gather and greet each other. Some have walked for two hours across the green hills, …
Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam: humanitarian needs and Red Cross response
08-06-2023 The humanitarian consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam prove how damage to critical infrastructure can plunge entire communities into despair and devastate civilian …
The ICRC’s role in hunger strikes and key working principles
Hunger strikes are a type of protest. Historically and worldwide, detainees have turned to hunger strikes to protest their detention, their treatment in detention or their conditions of detention. …
Nova Kakhovka Dam: ICRC responds with water and health assistance
09-06-2023 The suffering inflicted on communities following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam comes on top of months of repeated shelling and grinding conflict. The disaster is far from over …
China: Seminar Explores Contemporary Development of Law of Armed Conflict at Sea
Shanghai (ICRC) - The Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tongji University Law School co-organized a seminar on the Contemporary Development …
Climate and Environment Transition Fund: Accelerating Our Transition Towards Greener and Climate-Smart Operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been protecting and assisting people affected by war and other violence for over 160 years. Now that the changing climate is creating a …
South Sudan: ICRC inaugurates new Physical Rehabilitation Centre in Wau
13-06-2023 Juba (ICRC) – Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inaugurated a new Physical Rehabilitation Centre (PRC) in Wau Teaching Hospital in partnership with the Western …
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