Beyond the violence: Life in north-east Nigeria 11/5/2016 The armed conflict in north-east Nigeria has generated a massive humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region. Communities have been torn apart and ...
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Statement from the presidents 8/5/2016 Statement by Mr Tadateru Konoé, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Mr Peter Maurer, president of ...
Even wars have limits: Health-care workers and facilities must be protected 8/5/2016, IHL / News releases and statements Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, at the United Nations Security Council Briefing, 3 May 2016, New York, USA ...
Reaffirming Our Fundamental Principles 5/5/2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross: Reafirming our fundamental principles “An injured person must be taken care of on the basis of ...
An interview with Suzan Adel, a volunteer at MDA tracing unit 5/5/2016, Cooperation with MDA / ICRC In the Media / Missing - Israel and the Occupied Territories / The Holocaust and the ICRC An interview with Suzan Adel, a volunteer at a special unit in Magen David Adom, ...
Syria: Aleppo on the brink of humanitarian disaster 2/5/2016, News releases and statements News Release, 28 April 2016 Damascus/Geneva – The intense battles raging in Aleppo, which have seen a key hospital destroyed with significant loss ...
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 ...
