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The long trip of an Italian prisoner of war

The long trip of an Italian prisoner of war

Find out the long trip of an Italian prisoner of war during the Second World War.

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

Find out how Hugo Pratt, author of Corto Maltese, meet the ICRC delegates during the Second World War.

Locked-down because of Covid-19? Access our resources online!

Locked-down because of Covid-19? Access our resources online!

Everything you need to search our archives and library collections online and contact us remotely.

New portrait : Renée-Marguerite Frick-Cramer (1887-1963)

New portrait : Renée-Marguerite Frick-Cramer (1887-1963)

Meet a central figure of the ICRC during WWI and WWII, a brilliant lawyer and tireless humanitarian who dedicated her career to the protection of POWs and civilians in wartime.

A 150+ Years of Movement History at Your Fingertips: Digitizing the Statutory Meetings Documentation

A 150+ Years of Movement History at Your Fingertips: Digitizing the Statutory Meetings Documentation

With a view to the upcoming 33rd International Conference, the ICRC Archives and Library launched in 2018 the ILPAD project…

New research guide!</br>Drafting history of the 1977 Additional Protocols

New research guide!
Drafting history of the 1977 Additional Protocols

The Annual Reports of the ICRC in one place

The Annual Reports of the ICRC in one place

19 June 2020, Library / Research Guide

The Annual report of the ICRC is an account of our field activities conducted worldwide. Activities are part of our mandate to protect ...

The long trip of an Italian prisoner of war

The long trip of an Italian prisoner of war

30 April 2020, Agency Archives / Archives / Portrait
Marie Allemann, Archives Agence

Find out the long trip of an Italian prisoner of war during the Second World War. The Italian prisoners of war captured by ...

Archives and library collections still accessible online during Covid-19 lockdown

Archives and library collections still accessible online during Covid-19 lockdown

27 April 2020, Crosswise

While the COVID-19 crisis has forced most Archives and Libraries to close their doors, including the ICRC’s, we wanted to remind our users ...

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

16 April 2020, Agency Archives / Archives / Portrait
Marie Allemann, Archives Agence

Hugo Pratt, author of the comic book series “Corto Maltese”, is one of the celebrities registered in the archives of the Central Prisoners ...

The Agency’s Gazette

The Agency’s Gazette

2 April 2020, Agency Archives / General Archives / Photo
Marie Allemann, Daniel Palmieri, Damian Gonzalez

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the “Basel Agency” (forerunner of the ICRC’s tracing and protection activities), we are pleased to ...

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (4)

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (4)

26 March 2020, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/video
Patrizia Romagnoli, film archives

Fourth and final part of the article “You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash”, an analysis of this short ...

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (3)

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (3)

24 March 2020, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/video
Patrizia Romagnoli, film archives

Third part of the article “You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash”, an analysis of this short film produced ...

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (2)

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (2)

19 March 2020, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/video
Patrizia Romagnoli, film archives

Second part of the article “You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash”, an analysis of this short film produced ...

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (1)

You have mail: Letter from Lebanon, a film by John Ash (1)

17 March 2020, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/video
Patrizia Romagnoli, film archives

Letter from Lebanon was filmed in 1983 [1] eight years after the civil war had broken out in the country. A sensitive and ...

Renée-Marguerite Frick-Cramer

Renée-Marguerite Frick-Cramer

12 March 2020, Library / Portrait
Camille Meyre, Library

Renée-Marguerite Frick-Cramer was an important figure of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the early 20th century. A legal scholar and ...