Jordan: Providing water to refugees and host communities 11/1/2015, News releases and statements News release 22 December 2014 With the influx of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into the northern governorates of Jordan, the demand ...
Detention not a solution for migrants 4/1/2015, News releases and statements News release 17 December 2014 Around the world, thousands of migrants are behind bars. Having already suffered many hardships on perilous journeys, migrants ...
Philippines: Emergency relief for typhoon survivors as clean-up begins 29/12/2014 In the days after Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) hit central Philippines, the ICRC sent several teams into the area to assess the damage. They ...
Responding to sexual violence in conflict: How can we do better? 18/12/2014 Widespread sexual violence unfortunately remains a largely invisible phenomenon due to cultural taboos, feelings of shame or fear of retaliation. Its prevalence ...
Cyber warfare: Legal experts and programmers search for solutions 18/12/2014, IHL / IHL events and conferences In war, anything connected to a computer network can be targeted from anywhere in the world, according to experts attending a recent conference ...
Liberia: Surviving Ebola with care and cash 17/12/2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières are working together to ensure that Ebola patients get the food they ...
ICRC Head of Delegation’s speech at INSS-ICRC Conference, Tel Aviv, 2nd December 2014 9/12/2014, IHL / IHL events and conferences Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to INSS and ICRC-s conference, the 3rd event we organize together, this year, again, on ‘The Challenges of Warfare ...
Increasing knowledge in order to lessen suffering 8/12/2014, IHL / IHL events and conferences A description of ICRC activities aimed at strengthening understanding of, and compliance with, International Humanitarian Law. By Mikhail Orkin – Legal Adviser, ICRC ...
The 9th Annual Minerva/ICRC Conference on International Humanitarian Law 2/12/2014, IHL / IHL events and conferences “Access for Humanitarian Action” was the topic of the 9th Annual Minerva/ICRC Conference on International Humanitarian Law. The most pressing legal and operational ...
A Day in the Life of Su-Su, a prosthetic technician in Myanmar (video) 17/11/2014 28-year-old Su-Su loves her job helping injured children and adults walk again. She works in the Hpa-An Orthopaedic Centre in southern Myanmar, where ...
