What is International Humanitarian Law? 7/8/2017, IHL International humanitarian law (IHL) regulates relations between States, international organizations and other subjects of international law. It is a branch of public international ...
Missing persons – How the ICRC made a difference in 2015 7/8/2017, Missing persons - overview Click on images for more information
Forensic science and humanitarian action 3/8/2017, Missing persons - overview When people die during wars or disasters, or while migrating, their bodies must be handled respectfully and with dignity; and the remains of ...
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 ...
