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 ...
How did the ICRC help people affected by conflict in Lebanon during 2014? 3/2/2015 The ICRC has been present in Lebanon since 1967 and, together with the Lebanese Red Cross, its primary humanitarian partner, has carried out ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 152 demobilized children reunited with families 29/1/2015 Families living in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale are due to be reunited with their children today after ...
Ukraine crisis: ICRC calls on all parties to spare civilians 21/1/2015 ICRC Bulletin No. 01/2015 20 January 2015 Fighting has intensified recently in and around Donetsk, resulting in civilian casualties and preventing the ...
The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge 15/1/2015 2014 has been a tough year. New and lasting conflicts, natural disasters and one of the worst epidemics in recent times have pushed ...
150 years of humanitarian action: Children in war 14/1/2015 Wounded, brutalized, jailed, abducted, raped or killed, recruited to fight, deprived of food, water and shelter, orphaned or separated from their families – ...
Ukraine: Donetsk displaced receive emergency supplies 13/1/2015 Winter is setting in and the days are getting colder in Krasnyi Lyman, eastern Ukraine. This small town is hosting thousands of ...
