Bringing families together, with a new interface 27 June 2019, Restoring family links There you are, on a day like any other, standing in a crowd. You reach for your child’s hand, but she’s gone. We ...
Panama prisoners lead the way: five years of sustainable living 26 June 2019, Detention / Environmental sustainability An innovative prisoner-led recycling project at La Joyita Prison in Panama has improved the lives of its inmates. Prior to this project, ICRC ...
Inspirations: Solar powering Gaza’s growth 25 June 2019, Economic security / Environmental sustainability / Inspirations / Water and habitat When the power goes out in Gaza work stops and productivity declines. Solutions lie in ...
Footprints in the ether 1 June 2019, Data and digitalization Each time you go online you leave a little piece of yourself behind. While annoying in peacetime, these little pieces (or “metadata”) can ...
When innovation threatens lives – the eternal relevancy of International Humanitarian Law 30 May 2019, Law and policy / New technologies In humanitarian contexts, innovation is fundamentally about saving lives, but it can also be used for the opposite purpose. Innovative technologies for war ...
Affordable all-terrain feet: ICRC’s Agilis prostheses 5 May 2019, Health care / New technologies More than 80% of people who need prostheses live in developing countries – that’s around 35 million people. But fewer than 10% of ...
