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Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law
International Humanitarian Law at the National Level: Impact and Role ofNational Committees| Report -
Ethiopia: Responding to the needs of people affected by ethnic violence in 2019
Highlights of our work in Ethiopia between January and June 2019| Article -
Thailand: Blinded by UXO blast, will young Khu Thauy ever see again?
A strange-looking object caught the attention of seven-year-old Saw Khu Thauy and his nine-year-old friend. But little did they know that what seemed like a toy was in fact an unexploded ordnance (UXO).| Article -
Vanuatu: ICRC holds first Pacific Correctional Executives round table
The ICRC Regional Delegation in the Pacific organized the first Correctional Executives round table for the Pacific in Port-Vila, Vanuatu from 9 until 11 July. The event was co-hosted by Vanuatu Correctional Services.| Article -
Bangladesh: Experts discuss relevance of Geneva Conventions amid today’s challenging humanitarian contexts
On 20 June 2019, Academicians, journalists, and humanitarian professionals came together in Dhaka to discuss the challenges and relevance of international humanitarian law (IHL) and customary law amid increasing humanitarian crises around the world,| Article -
Angola/DRC: The unacompanied children of Lóvua Refugee Camp share their stories
John, Felly, Antonique, August and Martin, siblings aged between 6 and 21, were separated from their family when conflict broke out in their home in Kananga in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).| Photo gallery -
Geneva Conventions: Relevant today more than ever
Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda, commemorating 70 years of the Geneva Conventions acts as a forum on building respect for IHL.| Video -
Venezuela: Humanitarian assistance for affected people
During 2019, the ICRC expanded its operations in the country in order to respond to the most urgent needs of the Venezuelan population in an impartial, neutral and independent manner, in cooperation with the Venezuelan Red Cross (VRC) and the Interna| Article -
Syria: A camp is filled with children
The Al Hol camp in Syria is filled with children, mostly from Syria, but there are faces from every continent.| Article -
13 April: Addressing the scars of war
Every 13 April, Lebanon commemorates the painful memory of the start of the 15-year-long civil war that raged from 1975 until 1990. The war left thousands of civilians wounded and thousands others missing.| Article -
School evacuation drill in Ein el-Helweh
In the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh, schools are often caught in the crossfire when violence erupts.| Article -
Cambodia: Helping armed forces uphold IHL during special operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) collaborated to host the fifth edition of the Military in Security Operations workshop in Phnom Penh from 11 to 13 June.Over the course of the three-day w| Article