“Harming Journalists is a War Crime” 16/4/2015, ICRC In the Media / IHL About 60 foreign journalists were killed while fulfilling their duties during the year 2014, and in addition, a larger number of local journalists ...
Syria: Civilians in Yarmouk Camp need immediate help 13/4/2015 Damascus/Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for immediate access for humanitarian assistance to Yarmouk Refugee Camp and ...
Yemen: Immediate 24-hour humanitarian pause needed to bring in medical help 8/4/2015, News releases and statements News Release 4.4.2015 Sana’a / Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the dire humanitarian situation ...
Yemen / Syria: Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns killing of four more Red Crescent workers 7/4/2015 Joint statement, ICRC, IFRC, Sana’a / Damascus / Geneva – Two brothers working for the local branch of the Yemen Red Crescent ...
War pushing water shortages to breaking point in the Middle East, says ICRC report 29/3/2015 With heavy fighting continuing to tear apart Syria and Iraq, and many communities still recovering from conflicts in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied ...
War Games 26/3/2015, ICRC In the Media The International Committee of the Red Cross is thinking outside the box, along with developers and editors of games, on ways to make ...
Philippines: Recovering from the consequences of armed conflicts and natural disasters 22/3/2015 Many residents in the province of Samar are struggling to cope with the consequences of protracted armed conflicts, compounded by powerful typhoons that ...
The 5th Annual Seminar on International Humanitarian Law 16/3/2015, IHL / IHL events and conferences The ICRC delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories launched yesterday the 4th Annual Seminar on International Humanitarian Law. This event, organised jointly ...
Nuclear weapons: Ending a threat to humanity 16/3/2015 “The 70th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons is the moment to signal that the era of nuclear weapons is coming ...
Syria: 2014 saw escalating human cost and humanitarian challenges 12/3/2015 The figures for 2014 speak volumes of the plight of Syrians and the consequent demands placed on humanitarian organizations like the International Committee ...
