Cultural property must be protected in times of war – Q&A 1/5/2017, IHL Considerable attention has focused recently on the destruction of historic monuments in many of the world’s armed conflicts. What is however not so ...
The red cross, red crescent and red crystal. What do they mean? In one word: protection 30/4/2017, Cooperation with MDA In a world crowded with symbols, what do the red cross, red crescent and red crystal mean? They are symbols of protection ...
We need to talk about sexual violence 24/11/2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women During her time working for the ICRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Coline ...
Yemen: ICRC abhors civilian deaths in Sana’a 9/10/2016, News releases and statements Geneva/Sana’a- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abhors the killing today of dozens of civilians in the Yemeni capital Sana’a – ...
Agnes Coutou on Xnet: “As an humanitarian worker, you need to keep it cool in difficult situations, and be creative” 27/7/2016, ICRC In the Media An interview with Agnes Coutou, ICRC Protection Coordinator, which was published in Hebrew in Xnet, 18 July 2016 International Committee of the Red ...
Syria: Aleppo on the brink of humanitarian disaster 2/5/2016, News releases and statements News Release, 28 April 2016 Damascus/Geneva – The intense battles raging in Aleppo, which have seen a key hospital destroyed with significant loss ...
Afghanistan: Portraits of prison 27/4/2016 In 2009, James Nachtwey joined us in Afghanistan, where the authorities allowed him to take photographs in a prison visited by the ICRC. ...
Israel and the occupied territories: Facts and figures from 2015 30/3/2016 In 2015, our work in Israel and the occupied territories focused on the protection of civilians, the welfare of detainees held in Israeli ...
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory: An alarming cycle of violence to be addressed now! 19/10/2015, News releases and statements News release 16/10/2015 Jerusalem/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is increasingly concerned by the deterioration in the situation in ...
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory: Planned house demolitions are illegal 19/10/2015, IHL / News releases and statements News release 17/10/2015 Jerusalem/Geneva (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross urges the Israeli government to immediately halt plans for the ...
