Updated Commentaries bring fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions 1/5/2016, IHL What is acceptable and what is prohibited in armed conflict? The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of International Humanitarian Law ...
Ukraine crisis: Two years of hardship and of help 27/4/2016 Leaving behind at least 9,000 dead, many more injured, and yet others detained and missing, the conflict in eastern Ukraine is now two ...
Afghanistan: Portraits of prison 27/4/2016 In 2009, James Nachtwey joined us in Afghanistan, where the authorities allowed him to take photographs in a prison visited by the ICRC. ...
The Relationship Between Climate Change and Conflict 21/4/2016 22 April, Earth Day In armed conflicts, the ICRC and National Societies are increasingly aware of the significance of climate change. The effects ...
Israel a role model for disaster medicine, says ICRC chief surgeon 21/4/2016, Cooperation with MDA / ICRC In the Media An interview with Dr Harald Veen, to The Times of Israel, published on 20 April 2016 Veen visited Israel last week for an international seminar ...
Surgical Management in Austere Environments: An interview with Dr. Harald Veen 19/4/2016, Cooperation with MDA / ICRC In the Media “Adequate medical work in disaster and conflict areas where there is lack of infrastructures can make a real difference in terms of survival ...
Somalia: 60,000 people affected by drought receive food 18/4/2016, News releases and statements News release, 15 April 2016 Nairobi/Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society have begun ...
Surgical management in austere environments: A joint seminar of ICRC, the Israeli Ministry of Health and Magen David Adom 14/4/2016, Cooperation with MDA How to provide quality care and safe surgery? What are the minimum requirements to hold a safe surgical intervention in a disrupted environment? ...
Why the Mine Ban Convention was worth fighting for and still is 7/4/2016, IHL Mine Awareness Day An article by Helen Durham, director of International Law and Policy, ICRC Nearly 20 years have passed since the Ottawa ...
Iraqis face mines as they flee fighting 5/4/2016 Mines Awareness Day Internationally, the number of people being injured by landmines is falling. But in some countries, new mines are being laid. ...
