The ICRC and the evacuation of children during the Spanish Civil War 10 May 2021, Articles / PhotoDamian Gonzalez Context, types and limitations of these operations Introduction The Spanish Civil War, which lasted nearly three years, played a decisive role in shaping ...
The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 4 May 2021, Library / Research Guides This research guide is designed as an entry point into the public documentation related to the development, adoption and implementation of the Fundamental ...
Marguerite Gautier-Van Berchem – an emblematic figure 3 May 2021, Portraits / Tracing ArchivesMarie Allemann, Archives Agence Very early on, the ICRC set up information agencies in order to restore contact between family members separated by conflict and ease the ...
Searching for Renato 27 April 2021, Archives / Tracing ArchivesMarie Allemann, Archives Agence A family finds its roots When Clare Collins sent a message to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Agency Archives on ...
Theatre in Third Reich prisoner of war camps 26 April 2021, Archives / Audiovisual / PhotoFarah Hocine, photographic archives History and photography are undeniably intertwined; historians often lament, unsurprisingly, that photography was not invented earlier.[1] Visitors to the ICRC’s online audiovisual archive ...
A controversial emblem 21 April 2021, Articles / LibrarySebastian Zelada The red cross emblem is much more than a mere logo. It is a symbol of such profound significance that the original relief ...
Prisonnier de guerre…: when fiction staked its place in the ICRC’s filmography 14 April 2021, Archives / Articles / Audiovisual / Film/videoPauline Juvet, film archives In the course of the Second World War, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) made several motion pictures with which it ...
Ten years of IHL scholarship on the Syrian conflict 15 March 2021, Bibliographies / Library To mark the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian conflict, the ICRC Library is publishing a special issue of the IHL ...
Drafting history of the 2005 Additional Protocol 8 February 2021, Library / Research Guides The Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 was adopted on 8 December 2005. The adoption of the red crystal as ...
The ICRC filmography is 100 years old. Journey into the past 28 January 2021, Archives / Audiovisual / Film/videoMarina Meier, film archives 1921-2021: the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is celebrating this year the 100th anniversary of its first film. This is an ...
