150 years of humanitarian action: Rules to limit suffering 4/9/2014, IHL Even war has limits. The rules established by international humanitarian law protect those who are not, or no longer, participating in the hostilities ...
Ukraine: Lugansk population in dire need 1/9/2014, News releases and statements 23-08-2014 News Release Geneva / Kiev / Moscow (ICRC) – Staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report intermittent shelling ...
150 years after the first Geneva Convention, Switzerland and the ICRC call for greater respect for international humanitarian law. Joint article 27/8/2014, IHL 150 years ago to the day, the first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed ...
Syria: ICRC steps up aid efforts across Aleppo 25/8/2014 Country-wide intensification of hostilities has claimed the lives of thousands and worsened access to water, food, and basic health-care services for tens of ...
Gaza, Israel and West Bank: No end in sight to overwhelming human cost of conflict 19/8/2014 Operational update: After two ceasefires and ICRC president visit in Israel and Gaza here is our priorities for the humanitarian action: Read the ...
Iraq: Expanding conflict puts many more lives at serious risk 19/8/2014 As fighting spreads in central and north-western Iraq, it is taking a heavy toll on civilians. Thousands have been killed or injured. Since ...
Syria: Aleppo, where parks are cemeteries 14/8/2014 Syrian photographer Hagop Vanessian talks about a series of photos he shot in the Syrian city of Aleppo, showing how people are coping ...
Iraq: Fighting impedes hospital access for patients, staff and supplies 13/8/2014 The conflict in northern Iraq is making it difficult for patients, staff and supplies to reach hospitals. Hundred of thousands have fled to ...
Ukraine: Humanitarian situation deteriorates in the east 11/8/2014 Armed clashes in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine have forced thousands of families to flee their homes. Reportedly, hundreds of ...
ICRC president on Gaza-Israel conflict: disregard for international humanitarian law led to unacceptable toll on civilians 10/8/2014, IHL Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Gaza, Israel and the West Bank from 4 to 7 ...
