Essential to Review New & Existing Weapons’ Implications and Compatibility with IHL 13/02/2017, About Us / Global / International Humanitarian Law The second meeting of the open-ended Working Group on International Law in Cyberspace was held on 9-10 February, 2017 at the Asian-African Legal ...
Afghanistan: Six ICRC Staff Members Killed and Two Unaccounted For in Attack 08/02/2017, About Us / Health & Safety / South Asia Geneva / Kabul (ICRC) – Six staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been shot and killed in ...
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene — No Less than an Emergency 07/02/2017, Health & Safety / India Access to safe water and proper sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is imperative for all, both in ordinary times as well as in ...
Messaging Apps: An Untapped Humanitarian Resource 01/02/2017, Global / Publications In emergencies, such as natural disasters or armed conflicts, people are increasingly relying on messaging apps and other such platforms to keep ...
Three Day Training Workshop on Humanitarian Response in Conflict 01/02/2017, Events / Health & Safety / India Conflicts much like natural disasters impact the vulnerable groups the most, subjecting them to more severe circumstances for sustenance and shattering their coping ...
“Humanitarian Action Must be Independent” — Boris Michel, ICRC Regional Director 25/01/2017, About Us / Global / India / International Humanitarian Law / Videos Boris Michel, the regional director for Asia-Pacific at the ICRC, was in New Delhi ...