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 ...
A voyage through the Yemeni desert, captured on film (2) 14 April 2022, Archives / Articles / Audiovisual / Film/videoSamuele Capovilla, film archives Second and last part of the article A voyage through the Yemeni desert, captured on film, dedicated to the ICRC intervention during the ...
A voyage through the Yemeni desert, captured on film (1) 14 April 2022, Archives / Articles / Audiovisual / Film/videoSamuele Capovilla, film archives Introduction When civil war broke out in Yemen between the royalist tribes of Muhammad al-Badr and the republican forces under Colonel Abdullah al-Sallal, ...
One way remains open ! : some viewing notes 31 March 2022, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/videoMarina Meier, film archives This article summarises the information gathered from the archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the production of One ...