The ICRC in Yemen: 60 years of work for the Yemeni people 6 March 2023, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Introduction 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the ICRC’s presence in Yemen. At the outbreak of the North Yemen Civil War in 1962, ...
A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 2 23 February 2023, Archives / Tracing ArchivesMarie Allemann Second part of the story A perilous journey across the Atlantic. Find here the first part. The third passenger on the SS Afric ...
ICRC action in the Korean War (1950-1953) 9 January 2023, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Király, Library “In the desire of bringing to all victims of the war the strictly impartial aid of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ...
ICRC action during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994) 4 November 2022, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Király, Library “Ten thousand people, it’s nothing in a conflict that killed almost a million in less than three months, it’s just a millimeter of ...
Unearthing previously unseen photos 4 August 2022, Archives / Audiovisual / PhotoSabine Haberler Kreis, Aline Zuber and Damian Gonzalez As the custodian of the photographic records of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the audiovisual archives team is tasked with ...
Red Cross and Red Crescent Statutory Meetings 5 July 2022, Library / Research Guides The documentation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent statutory meetings from 1863 to this day is now available online. Find the proceedings, ...
A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 1 23 June 2022, Archives / Tracing ArchivesMarie Allemann, Agency Archives In time of war, a single decision can change the course of a life forever. In early 1941, Frank Evans and his wife, ...
The ICRC’s relief action for displaced persons and refugees. Timeline 1921-2022 16 June 2022, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/videoSamuele Capovilla and Marina Meier, film archives Every time a conflict breaks out somewhere in the world, thousands of people are forced to flee, leaving behind their homes, their families, ...
From the Gilded Age to the Digital Age: The Evolution of ICRC Legal Commentaries 8 June 2022, Crosswise / LibraryEllen Policinski and Charlotte Mohr The updated ICRC Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are heirs to a long tradition of legal commentaries published to ...
The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War 22 April 2022, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher The term “fake news” has been a constant presence in the media for several years now. The deliberate spread of false information seems ...
