National Implementation of IHL: Documentation 11/02/2016, Global / International Humanitarian Law / Resources Governments party to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) treaties must take certain legal and administrative measures to give effect to the legal obligations they ...
Bangladesh: Top Award for Reuniting Families and Tracing Missing Persons 09/02/2016, Family Links / South Asia / Videos Monowara Sarker has spent the last 44 years helping people find missing family members when they become separated during disaster, conflict and other ...
‘Virtual Communities’ of Social Media could be Lifelines in Crisis Response – Twitter’s Mahima Kaul 03/02/2016, Global / Health & Safety / Videos In times of an emergency or crisis situation, social media offers some of the fastest and most effective tools for getting critical life-saving ...
There is Need for a Genuine & Sustained Effort to End Suffering in Syria — Marianne Gasser 02/02/2016, Civilians / Global / Health & Safety / Operations The five-year old armed conflict in Syria has claimed 250,000 lives and caused 13 million ...
Enable Makeathon at its Zenith as Teams Gear up for Demo Day 22/01/2016, About Us / Events / Global / Videos Enable Makeathon – the ICRC’s flagship initiative to create next-gen affordable assistive devices for persons with disability – is now at its zenith ...
Panel Discussion on Efficacy of Social Media during Emergencies and Crisis Response 12/01/2016, Events / Media/Reporting / South Asia The 8th edition of the Humanitarian Tiffin Talk on the theme “Is Social Media key to Effective Communication during Emergency and Crisis Response” ...
