After 20 years: Ethiopia and Eritrea found peace 11/7/2018 This week Ethiopia and Eritrea declared one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts officially over. We saw its humanitarian impact first-hand: bringing aid to tens of ...
What does IHL provide for in terms of humanitarian access and assistance? 14/8/2017, IHL Armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, give rise to significant needs for humanitarian assistance. Civilian populations are often deprived of basic necessities in ...
What does IHL say about deprivation of liberty? 13/8/2017, IHL IHL protects all those who are not or are no longer taking direct part in hostilities. In addition to the general protection given ...
When does IHL apply? 13/8/2017, IHL International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applies only in situations of armed conflict. It offers two systems of protection: one for international armed conflict and ...
Forensic science and humanitarian action 3/8/2017, Missing persons - overview When people die during wars or disasters, or while migrating, their bodies must be handled respectfully and with dignity; and the remains of ...
War at the root of hunger 21/6/2017, ICRC In the Media Dominik Stillhart, Director of Operations, ICRC First published: 26 April 2017 We are on the brink of a humanitarian mega-crisis unprecedented in ...
Photo Exhibition: Beyond the Armed Violence – Life in Africa 23/1/2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) happily invites you to the opening of the Photography Exhibition “Beyond the Armed Violence: Life ...
Report: Protracted conflict and humanitarian action 10/9/2016 This report draws on some recent operational experiences of the ICRC to describe the theory and practice of the ICRC’s approach to humanitarian ...
ICRC vice-president: States must end flow of weapons that fuels human suffering 22/8/2016, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – The vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed for States around the world to cease ...
Iraq: Up to one million people could be forced to flee their homes as fighting intensifies 31/7/2016, News releases and statements News release, 29 July 2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross believes that up to a million more people could be forced ...
