Syria: Aleppo “One of the most devastating urban conflicts” 16/8/2016, News releases and statements The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has described the fight for the Syrian city of Aleppo as ...
Even wars have limits: Health-care workers and facilities must be protected 8/5/2016, IHL / News releases and statements Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, at the United Nations Security Council Briefing, 3 May 2016, New York, USA ...
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 ...
Syria crisis: Five years into the conflict, Syria is at breaking point 1/3/2016 The war has brought colossal suffering on millions of people in Syria. Five years of violence has brought death and destruction to Syria. ...
Syria: “Time to end this horrendous war” says ICRC president 28/2/2016, News releases and statements ICRC News Release, 26 February 2016 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has urged the parties ...
Lebanon: Syrian refugees fifth winter away from home 24/2/2016 video – As the conflict in Syria shows no sign of abating, many refugees are going through their fifth consecutive winter in Lebanon. ...
Syria Pledging Conference: ICRC President’s call to the international community 7/2/2016 Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Syria Pledging Conference 2016 in London. Click ...
Syrian refugees in Jordan: Fear, anxiety and hope – all part of daily life 1/2/2016 For Syrian refugees living in Jordan life is a daily struggle. Humanitarian assistance makes their lives a little easier, but life is a ...
A World in Turmoil 28/1/2016 January 2016 Video Dominik Stillhart, the ICRC’s Director of Operations, discusses the humanitarian state of the world in 2016 Some of the ...
ICRC calls for immediate and simultaneous lifting of all sieges across Syria 17/1/2016, News releases and statements News Release – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that, as a matter of urgency, and because of overwhelming humanitarian ...
