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Pakistan: ICRC steps up assistance for flood victims

The ICRC has launched an appeal for 77 million Swiss francs to boost the assistance it is providing in cooperation with the Pakistan Red Crescent for victims of the floods in Pakistan. In parallel, the ICRC is maintaining its aid for people displaced by armed violence.

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2-9-2010

International Day of the Disappeared (30 Aug.): knitting for hope in Peru – VIDEO

As a result of the internal violence in Peru in the 1980s and 90s 15,000 people have been reported missing. But so far, the fate of only 10% is known. In Ayacucho, wives, mothers and sisters gather to knit a scarf with the names of their missing relatives embroidered on it. Read also news release and The tireless search for a missing family member in Peru. 27-8-2010

Afghanistan: an uncertain future for humanitarian work

On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day (19 Aug.) and in reaction to recent attacks on humanitarian workers, Reto Stocker, the ICRC's head of delegation in Afghanistan, discusses how humanitarian work in the country has evolved and what shape it may take in the future. See also: World Humanitarian Day 2010 23-8-2010

ICRC Young Reporter Competition – call for applications

Ready for a humanitarian experience? The ICRC invites you to discover for yourself what is happening in the field, and in particular, how young people are dealing on a daily basis with the reality of armed conflict or other situations of violence. See also the news release. 23-8-2010

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20-8-2010

New legal database to enhance protection for war victims
14-8-2010

Kenya: joining efforts to deliver emergency aid to Pakistan
13-8-2010

Yemen: population displaced by fighting now facing severe weather
12-8-2010

Somalia, where medics risk their lives to help
10-8-2010

DR Congo: former child soldiers going home
7-8-2010

Gaza: ICRC remains determined to help Gilad Shalit
2-8-2010

Confidentiality: key to the ICRC's work but not unconditional
25-8-2010

Publications and films

20-8-2010

Cluster munitions: statements and materials of the ICRC (1976-2009)

The ICRC has played a key role in the successful effort to ban cluster munitions. This CD contains ICRC statements and other materials on this topic published between 1976 and 2009. 2-8-2010

Working for the ICRC: be part of the action – VIDEO

What does it mean to go to the field with the ICRC? What can you expect once there? What will you have to do? This film will offer you some answers to those questions, and more. 29-6-2010

Humanitarian response to internally displaced people in armed conflict

The displacement of people within their own countries owing to war or natural disasters is a matter of growing concern worldwide. This concern is amply justified: time and again, internally displaced people (IDPs) suffer extreme hardship that jeopardizes their very survival. 20-7-2010

Events

10-8-2010

Missing Lives – Photo exhibition

Fifteen years on from the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and ten years after the end of the conflict in Kosovo, thousands of families are still waiting for news of the fate of their loved ones classified as missing. Photographs by Nick Danziger, text by Rory MacLean. 10-8-2010

Round Table on “Global Violence: Consequences and Responses”

Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, Italy, 9-11 September 2010. 26-7-2010

SWIRMO 2010 – Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations

The fourth Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) will take place this autumn at the Swiss Army Training Centre in Lucerne, Switzerland. 31 October-6 November 2010. 20-5-2010

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