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Promoting International Humanitarian Law among Rwandan law students
Rwanda held its fourth Annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in October.| Article -
South Sudan: 29 people suffering gunshot wounds from clashes evacuated by air to Juba
Twenty-nine people suffering gunshot wounds from intercommunal clashes in Western Lakes State have been evacuated by the ICRC by air to Juba for further medical care.| News release -
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the implementation of international humanitarian law: Guiding principles
Fact sheet describing the role that National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can play with regard to the national implementation of international humanitarian law.| Legal factsheet -
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally applicable multilateral agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons.| Legal factsheet -
Mozambique: Armed violence exacerbates suffering in cyclone aftermath
Armed violence in Mozambique’s northernmost province Cabo Delgado is forcing scores of people from their homes, destroying villages and health centres, and making it difficult for families to recover from Cyclone Kenneth, which hit the area in April| News release -
Nepal: Driven by wheels of passion
A week-long training in wheelchair basketball was recently organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross in collaboration with the Nepal Spinal Cord Injury Sports Association (NSCISA) in Kathmandu.| Article -
Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From law to action
Fact sheet explaining what it means to implement international humanitarian law at the national level, whose responsibility it is to do so, what general measures must be adopted and how this can be done.| Legal factsheet -
1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention – Factsheet
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or APMBC) is part of the international response to the widespread suffering c| Legal factsheet -
2008 Convention on cluster munitions – Factsheet
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is a response to the suffering caused by cluster munitions, which have killed and injured many thousands of civilians in countries where they have been used.| Legal factsheet -
1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons – Factsheet
The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects applies two general customary rules of international humanitarian law to speci| Legal factsheet -
1993 Chemical Weapons Convention – Factsheet
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction belongs to the category of instruments of international law that prohibit weapons deemed particularly abhorrent.| Legal factsheet -
1972 Convention on the Prohibition of Biological weapons
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction is one of the instruments of international law aimed at reducing the suffering caused by war.| Legal factsheet -
1954 Convention on the protection of cultural property - Factsheet
Factsheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in the 1954 Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocols (First and Second).| Legal factsheet -
Work on the missing requires determination; we must keep the course no matter the commitment
As delivered by Mr. Robert Mardini, Permanent Observer to the UN and Head of Delegation, ICRC New YorkThank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to address the Council.| Statement -
ICRC preparing for major expansion of sports programs for people with disabilities
Geneva (ICRC) – With the goal of increasing sports opportunities and societal acceptance for people with disabilities, the International Committee of the Red Cross is in the midst of a major expansion of its sports programs for people with disabiliti| News release -
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2020
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2020.| Article -
I am no different than anyone else
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Myanmar: Passion and Persistence are Coach Joe’s Mantra for Wheelchair Basketballers
"The starting point for anything you do is the passion in your heart. It's my job to bring this passion out on the court, and on the sidelines," said Joseph Higgins, or Coach Joe as he is more fondly known.| Article -
South Sudan: 80 Wheelchair basketball players to face off in two-day tournament in Juba
Eighty wheelchair basketball players from across South Sudan have gathered in Juba for three weeks of training led by two renowned coaches.| News release -
Gaza: Crutches of metal and hopes of steel
More than a hundred people have had limbs amputated after being injured in border demonstrations in Gaza.| Photo gallery -
ERC, ICRC sign four-year agreement to meet growing humanitarian needs
Cairo (ERC, ICRC) – In order to continue the joint humanitarian response and to mark the cooperation between the two institutions, the Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed a four-year part| Article -
Iraq: As death toll rises in protests, ICRC deplores loss of life and violence
Baghdad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross deplores the use of violence and loss of life during the ongoing protests in Iraq.| News release -
Cameroon: Hope in the face of despair - The struggle of a displaced widower and his determination to be reunited with his two young daughters
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Mandate for ICRC's President extended for third term
Peter Maurer will serve a third mandate as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross following a vote by the ICRC's governing body, the Assembly, on 28 November 2019.| Article -
International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations during Armed Conflicts
The use of cyber operations during armed conflicts is a reality.| Report -
128 detainees repatriated back to Yemen from Saudi Arabia
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday facilitated the repatriation of 128 detainees from Saudi Arabia to Yemen following a request from the Coalition's Joint Forces Command and in agreement with both parties.| News release -
Kosovo: Workshop on IHL and Islamic Law in Pristina
On 26 and 27 November 2019, the ICRC mission in Kosovo, in cooperation with the Islamic Community of Kosovo, organized a regional Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic Law.| Article -
Reflections on 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions and the Challenges Ahead
Eva Svoboda, Deputy Director for International Law and Policy at the ICRC, was in Delhi for a series of programmes to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and spoke of international humanitarian law's silent yet significant achi| Video