Press conference with ICRC President Mr. Peter Maurer, Jerusalem 7.9.2017 18/9/2017, News releases and statements The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a press conference with its President Mr. Peter Maurer, to share observations from his ...
Photo Gallery: ICRC President Peter Maurer’s visit 14/9/2017 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Israel and the occupied territories last week, to take stock of ...
Stop attacks: Patients, health workers, hospitals and ambulances are #NotATarget 12/9/2017 Every day in conflict zones, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and first-aiders are coming under attack while trying to save lives. They are threatened, ...
Photo Gallery: the daily life in West Bank and Gaza 12/9/2017 In Gaza and the West Bank, a powerful feeling of paralysis pervades. Peter Maurer, the ICRC president, who visited Israel and the occupied territories ...
ICRC President set to arrive in Israel and the occupied territories 4/9/2017, News releases and statements Tel Aviv – Geneva – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrives in Israel and the occupied territories ...
What would happen if a nuclear bomb dropped tomorrow? 28/8/2017, IHL If a nuclear bomb dropped tomorrow, this is what could happen: click to watch the video The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons are ...
ICRC invites applications for Enable Makeathon 2.0 28/8/2017 The ICRC and its partners invite persons with disabilities, designers, engineers, humanitarians and entrepreneurs to join forces for ‘Enable Makeathon 2‘ and develop ...
Who is bound by the Geneva Conventions? 22/8/2017, IHL Only States may become party to international treaties, and thus to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. However, all parties to an ...
How are suspected war criminals prosecuted under international law? 14/8/2017, IHL War crimes are serious violations of IHL committed during international or non-international armed conflicts. Definitions or lists of war crimes can be found ...
What is the ICRC ’s role in developing and ensuring respect for IHL? 14/8/2017, IHL As the guardian and promoter of IHL, the ICRC takes action to protect and assist victims of armed conflicts and other situations of ...
