OEWG: ICRC Statement on Threats
Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New …
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Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence
04-12-2024 The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights. Fortaleza (Ceará state) – Educators, health personnel and social workers …
China: Experts discuss paths to bring peace and stability in Africa
On December 3, 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted an event in Beijing to further elaborate and explore the nexus between humanitarian actions, development and peace in …
South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar
spotlighting "the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – strengthening humanity" From 10 – 13 September 2024, the ICRC Pretoria Regional Delegation, in collaboration with the Department of …
OEWG: ICRC Statement on International Law
Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New …
Thailand: ICRC and Thammasat University screen film, host discussion on IHL and South-East Asian history
On 1 November, Thammasat University's Faculty of Law, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), hosted a special screening of the acclaimed film, First They Killed My Father. …
Brazil: Meeting discusses protection challenges amid armed violence in north-east
The meeting was attended by government agencies and specialists from provisional protection programmes in the states of Alagoas, Bahía, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba and Pernambuco. Fortaleza (Ceará …
Syria: ICRC is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians
08-12-2024 The following quote is from ICRC’s head of delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation: Damascus (ICRC) — Our teams in Syria , including in Damascus, have been …
Your digital donation receipts and thank-you letters
As a donor to the ICRC, you can receive your donation certificate by e-mail in PDF format, in addition to the paper version. Thank-you letters for your donations can be sent to you in the same way, …
ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions"
Delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN General Assembly debate on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the …
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