ICRC alarmed over unacceptable use of explosive weapons in urban areas 21/10/2014, News releases and statements Warfare in urban settings presents challenges that need addressing. All parties to armed conflicts must take steps to protect civilians from the effects ...
Syria: ICRC delivers urgently needed medical aid to Yarmouk camp 19/10/2014, News releases and statements Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), working closely with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Palestine Red ...
Gaza: Damaged water and sewage systems pose health danger 13/10/2014 Large segments of the population of the Gaza Strip are still deprived of safe drinking water. Repairs to destroyed sewage systems, and the ...
Papua New Guinea: Families of missing persons must have answers 8/10/2014, Missing - International stories The 1989-1997 civil war in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea left as many as 20,000 dead. The fate and whereabouts of many who vanished ...
ICRC urges concrete steps to protect health care in conflict 8/10/2014 Special documentation: Last year, an ICRC team reached Dammaj, a town in northern Yemen, to deliver medical supplies and evacuate 164 casualties. This was ...
Ukraine: ICRC delegate killed in Donetsk 6/10/2014 On Thursday 2nd October, ICRC staff member, Laurent DuPasquier, was killed by a shell in Donetsk, east Ukraine. Last August, to mark World ...
Gaza: Restoring water and electricity during hostilities and after 5/10/2014 From 8 July to 4 September 2014, the ICRC carried out numerous activities in Gaza to allieviate the impact of the conflict on ...
Syria and Iraq: ICRC calls for better compliance with humanitarian law 1/10/2014, IHL / News releases and statements All parties should uphold the fundamental principle of human dignity, to spare the civilian population the effects of the hostilities and to facilitate ...
Syria: Expanding our humanitarian action 28/9/2014 The ICRC is working closely with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to distribute food and other aid across Syria. We do so strictly ...
Funding appeal in response to pressing humanitarian needs 24/9/2014, News releases and statements In order to respond to the immense needs in Israel and the occupied Palestinians territories, the ICRC is increasing its initial budget by ...
