Humanitarianism at breaking point? New roles for local and international actors August 19, 2016 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Review-related Claudia McGoldrick Is humanitarianism really at breaking point? The gap between today’s overwhelming needs and the constraints on international humanitarian actors’ efforts to address them, ...
Red Cross Red Crescent leaders ask governments to review migration policies June 15, 2016 8 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement made a forthright plea for the safety and dignity of migrants at the World Humanitarian ...
e-Briefing: Principles guiding humanitarian action May 27, 2016 1 min read Online publications The editors This e-briefing traces the latest developments in the in the contemporary debate on the seven “Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and ...
Istanbul dispatch: A first look back at the World Humanitarian Summit May 26, 2016 6 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland On the eve of the World Humanitarian Summit, Hugo Slim was reflecting on what failure and success would look like for the large-scale ...
Universal access of populations to health care is a must, says ICRC’s Head of Health May 24, 2016 5 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland, Editor The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement called the international community to collective action, so that people affected by conflict receive universal access ...
Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity – Speech by Peter Maurer May 24, 2016 1 min read World Humanitarian Summit On 24 May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit, ICRC President Peter Maurer gave a speech in which he called on parties to ...
Meeting people’s urgent needs – ICRC’s statement to the World Humanitarian Summit May 23, 2016 1 min read World Humanitarian Summit Head of Policy Hugo Slim delivered ICRC’s official statement to the World Humanitarian Summit, on 23 May in Istanbul. Speaking in a plenary ...
Greater respect for the law will ease the suffering of forced displacement – ICRC President May 23, 2016 1 min read Events and highlights / Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors On 23 May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit, ICRC President Peter Maurer addressed the high-level roundtable “Leaving no one behind: A commitment ...
On the way to Istanbul: What can we expect from the Summit? May 20, 2016 4 mins read Events and highlights / Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors What can we expect from the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, a first-of-its kind gathering of more than six thousand people representing ...
UN development agenda must not obscure humanitarian action, says ICRC policy chief May 18, 2016 1 min read Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors In this video interview, Hugo Slim explains ICRC’s approach to the World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016. The ICRC ...
Leaving people behind: Impartiality’s forgotten clause May 18, 2016 7 mins read World Humanitarian Summit Marc DuBois In the words of the UN Secretary General, ‘Leaving no one behind’ “is a central aspiration of most political, ethical or religious codes ...
