en

Delegate

The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War

The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War

22 April 2022, Article / Crosswise
Cédric 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 ...

Jean de Preux

6 July 2021, Library / Portrait
Charlotte Mohr, ICRC Library

The adoption of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions marked the beginning of a new era for the ICRC in its role as promoter ...

2021 International Archives Week – The importance of archives to ICRC’s work

2021 International Archives Week – The importance of archives to ICRC’s work

9 June 2021, Archives / Interview / Library
Giulia Carlini and Charlotte Mohr, ICRC Library

To mark the 2021 International Archives Week, we wanted to celebrate the successful collaboration between the ICRC archives and library teams and other ...

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

16 April 2020, Archives / Portrait / Tracing Archives
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, General Archives / Photo / Tracing Archives
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 ...

Marcel Junod

28 January 2020, Library / Portrait
Camille Meyre, Library

In an article published in the International Review of the Red Cross in 2007, Marcel Junod is introduced as the “spiritual father for ...