Iran: Legal experts discuss prohibition of weapons 5/3/2015, IHL / IHL events and conferences / News releases and statements Tehran (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the National Committee ...
Armenia: Families of missing persons renovate homes with ICRC loans 1/3/2015, Missing - International stories Families of missing persons are finally able to renovate their run-down homes, thanks to loans from the ICRC and the Fuller Center for ...
Somalia: How to better reintegrate detainees into society 24/2/2015 As part of its work in detention centres in Somalia, the ICRC set up a vocational training programme in Bossasso prison in 2013. ...
Nigeria: ICRC steps up aid as situation worsens in north-east 18/2/2015 Intensifying violence in north-east Nigeria has led to a deterioration in the humanitarian situation. Thousands of people have fled to other parts of ...
Chile: ICRC stores DNA in search for missing persons 15/2/2015, Missing - International stories Alicia and Lorena are looking for answers. Some of their family went missing in Chile between 1973 and 1990 under the military regime. ...
Afghanistan: Family links website reunites mother and son 12/2/2015 Every year, millions of families become separated by war, disaster or migration. The Family Links website is one of the tools that the ...
Gaza Strip: Keeping sewage out of drinking water in Beit Hanoun 4/2/2015 Damaged sewerage systems are placing 50,000 people at serious risk in the Gazan town of Beit Hanoun. “We have to repair basic infrastructure ...
Ukraine crisis: Intense fighting in Donetsk puts civilians in peril 4/2/2015 Speaking from Donetsk, the head of the ICRC’s sub-delegation, Joan Audierne, tells how escalating fighting in and around the city in the last ...
Ukraine: Civilians caught in crossfire 4/2/2015 Heavy shelling of residential areas in Donetsk and towns like Debaltsevo has continued over the weekend. Despite dangerous conditions, teams from the International ...
2014 international humanitarian law competition in Israel 4/2/2015, IHL / IHL events and conferences As part of its effort to promote awareness and understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL), the ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied ...
