From Gaza to Paris to be reunited after three years 29/5/2017 A few weeks ago, Laila, a 7-year old girl, began a trip that she will remember for her entire life – the one ...
Palestinian detainees on hunger strike at risk of irreversible health consequences 25/5/2017, News releases and statements Jerusalem/Geneva –Thirty-nine days into a collective hunger strike by Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls ...
Statement by ICRC President Peter Maurer on Syria trip 25/5/2017, News releases and statements This is my 5th visit to Syria and each time I come, I see more suffering. Nearly half of the population has been ...
50 Years after 1967: The 12th Annual Minerva-ICRC Conference 18/5/2017, IHL / IHL events and conferences Evaluating the Past, Present and Future of the Law of Belligerent Occupation Tel-Aviv, 22-23 May 2017 The 12th Annual Minerva-ICRC Conference on International ...
Security incident forces ICRC to shut down its Ramallah office 17/5/2017, News releases and statements 16 May 2017 Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is suspending its activities in Ramallah as of today and ...
Red Cross Red and Crescent Day 2017 8/5/2017, Cooperation with MDA Around the world, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is providing a wide range of services to the most vulnerable in ...
Detainees’ contacts with families are Israel’s obligation under IHL 3/5/2017, News releases and statements Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls upon the Israeli authorities to shoulder their full responsibilities under International Humanitarian ...
Cultural property must be protected in times of war – Q&A 1/5/2017, IHL Considerable attention has focused recently on the destruction of historic monuments in many of the world’s armed conflicts. What is however not so ...
The red cross, red crescent and red crystal. What do they mean? In one word: protection 30/4/2017, Cooperation with MDA In a world crowded with symbols, what do the red cross, red crescent and red crystal mean? They are symbols of protection ...
Hundreds of Detainees on Hunger Strike Visited 27/4/2017, News releases and statements ICRC Statement 27 April 2017 Jerusalem (ICRC) – ICRC teams continued their visits to detainees on hunger strike for the second consecutive day ...