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On September 19th the Moscow Humanitarium Center of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova will host a round table devoted to the theme "Memory and War".The leading scholars, representative of national authorities, think tanks and civil society as well as the experts in the field of international humanitarian law, psychology, history, arts

The 14th meeting of the Coordination Mechanism seeking to clarify the fate and whereabouts of people missing in relation to 1990s and August 2008 armed conflicts took place on 19 June in Ergneti.

Dear colleagues,Application reception for March is closed. Next course will be in Autumn.The ICRC, along with the Russian Humanitarian Mission (RHM), organized a course on safe behavior in dangerous situations. The course, which was opened to media professionals in Moscow and the surrounding region, took place from 5 to 10 March 2019. Following the applications received, 14

The authors of the groundbreaking 1868 St Petersburg Declaration set limits not only to prohibit a new weapon but also to reaffirm the humanitarian principles applicable to warfare, and as they described: "the necessities of war ought to yield to the requirements of humanity".

The ICRC's Moscow delegation assists people displaced by the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, maintains a dialogue with Russia on humanitarian and IHL issues, mitigates the consequences of past conflicts in the northern Caucasus and supports the Red Cross Societies of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova.

From 10 to 11 April 2018, the ICRC regional delegation for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova, together with the Federal Archival Agency of the Russian Federation, gathered archivists from 15 European countries that had participated in the First World War in order to compare collections of documents pertaining to this historic period and to consolidate efforts for the

Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, during the Conference on International Security in Moscow

The changing nature of conflict is blurring the lines between military and civilian, ICRC President Peter Maurer said on Wednesday, noting the devastating consequences of this and other trends and urging more respect for IHL.

Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, during the Conference on International Security (Moscow).

A photo exhibition celebrates 100 years since the end of the First World War