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ICRC urges States to take action on the rules of war and climate change
UN General Assembly High-Level Week from 24-27 September: climate change and security, international humanitarian law, Syria, and the prohibition of nuclear weapons.| Article -
Indonesia: ICRC Further Strengthens Its Collaboration with Religious Circles
The ICRC Regional Delegation to Indonesia and Timor Leste further strengthened its well-established collaborations with religious circles through the fifth annual Certificate Course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic Law, as well as| Article -
Ukraine: Vibrant summer camp rekindles childhood joy, bridges relationships
Space is precious in the dormitories on Komkova Street in Kherson. The identical buildings facing each other have for some decades been home to families of those working at shipbuilding yards.| Article -
Venezuela: making access to health care a priority
The current situation in Venezuela is extremely complex. Some areas are experiencing limited access to health care, water, sanitation and hygiene services, and the population is being exposed to a disconcerting degree of violence.| Article -
Explosive weapons in cities: Civilian devastation and suffering must stop
Alarmed at the devastating humanitarian consequences of urban warfare, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations are jointly appealing to States and all parties to armed conflict to avoid the use of explosive weapons| Statement -
Implementing IHL in West Africa: Redux
In November 2018, a West African International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Plan of Action was validated by experts from 14 countries in the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS].| Article -
Philippines launches nationwide IHL infomercial
In real life, war has real consequences.To raise awareness about the Geneva Conventions and the rules of war, the Philippines' International Humanitarian Law Ad Hoc Committee launched an infomercial intended to be shown nationwide.| Article -
Malaysia: Red Crescent board members enhance IHL knowledge
They have volunteered their services and time for the betterment of the National Society.| Article -
Egypt: Facts and figures, January – December 2018
ICRC’s long-standing cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society has further developed with enhanced activities related to the International Red Cross and Crescent Movement’s Family Links Services and extended into the field of direct assistan| Article -
Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: law, policy, and good practice
Investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the parties to an armed conflict are not only crucial to securing respect for IHL, but also to preventing future violations and enabling redress for victims of past violation| Article -
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cash aids recovery following ethnic violence
Land disputes sparked deadly clashes in 2018 between ethnic groups in Kakenge, which lies in the Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Large numbers of people fled into the bush, leaving everything behind.| Article -
Pakistan: ICRC completes 15th National Course on Management of the Dead in Emergencies
When people die during emergency and disaster situations, their bodies must be handled with respect, efficiency and dignity.| Article -
Nigeria’s missing: “I feel it in my heart that my daughter is still alive”
Words cannot capture the anguish felt by a parent at the disappearance of a child. But Mustapha Garba is trying his best.He speaks in a soft voice, his wife beside him.| Article -
Sri Lanka: Global Conference on the Interface between Buddhism and IHL
On 4th to 6th September 2019, over 120 participants from around the world gathered in historic Dambulla, Sri Lanka, for a global conference on "Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and International Humanitarian La| Article -
"I still look for them"
Helping Mozambican families in need after Cyclones Idai and Kenneth| Article -
Nigeria: 22,000 people registered as missing after a decade of war, ICRC’s highest caseload in the world
Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during a decade of conflict in northeast Nigeria, the highest number of missing persons registered with the ICRC in any country.| News release -
South Sudan's missing and the loved ones they left behind
Thousands of South Sudanese have gone missing as a consequence of conflict and violence.| Video -
HELP: Training course for managing relief operations in humanitarian crises
The HELP course (Health Emergencies in Large Populations) is a multidisciplinary training course for managing humanitarian operations in disasters, conflicts and other crises.| Article