Missing persons – what the ICRC does? 2/8/2017, Missing persons - overview Preventing people from going missing • We remind authorities about their obligations in clarifying the fate and whereabouts of missing People • We ...
Missing persons – what needs to be done? 2/8/2017, Missing persons - overview • States and parties involved in conflicts must acknowledge the seriousness of the issue and the suffering it causes. They must take every ...
Missing persons – how big is the problem? some facts 2/8/2017, Missing persons - overview Virtually every country in the world is affected by the tragedy of people who have gone missing during past or ongoing armed conflicts ...
Missing persons – why it matters? 2/8/2017, Missing persons - overview Anyone can understand the grief and desolation felt when a loved one dies. But what about the crushing hurt and uncertainty when somebody ...
Yemen crisis: ICRC president speaks on CNN 30/7/2017, ICRC In the Media ICRC President Peter Maurer spoke to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour live from Yemen on the devastation he’s seeing firsthand. He arrived in country in ...
Sexual violence: A tragic and taboo scar of South Sudan’s conflict 23/7/2017 An unwanted pregnancy. Exposure to HIV. Physical pain. Psychological scarring. The risk of social isolation. Lower likelihood of marriage. Perhaps worst of all, ...
Praying for the rain: the drought strikes and the Somalis are dying of hunger 13/7/2017, ICRC In the Media For a long time this African country has been suffering from a severe drought that has led to a dire humanitarian crisis and ...
Photo Gallery: Round Table on IHL, Cyber and Outer Space 5/7/2017, IHL / IHL events and conferences Photos from a panel we held on the relationship between International Humanitarian Law (IHL), cyber technology and outer space on the 27th of June 2017, ...
Why is it important to the ICRC to be involved in issues such outer space and cyber? 3/7/2017, IHL / IHL events and conferences Last week we held a panel on international humanitarian law, cyber and outer space, as part of the cyber week. Karen Loehner, ICRC legal ...
Why Outer Space Matters? 26/6/2017, IHL A Brief Introduction by Dr. Dale Stephens on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and outer space First published on Intercross Blog, 7 November, 2016 The ...