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• 2008-12-31
• Miscellaneous

... , such as a recent simulation exercise aimed at helping rescue ... begin moaning and pleading for help. A burning tyre in the driveway adds to the effect, as do the screaming relatives and friends ...

• 2006-09-11
• Feature
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Cooperating with National Societies

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Israel

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Palestine

A 17-year-old girl found near the Angolan border is reunited with her family with the help of the ICRC. ... A Kenya Red Cross volunteer helps a Somali refugee make a phone call to a relative.

• 2011-12-08
• Photo gallery

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

This global problem is mostly a silent tragedy. ... It can end the anguish for a five-year-old and her parents who get back together or help a survivor of a natural disaster to ...

• 2009-05-28
• Interview

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

In Azerbaijan, a jail term for a petty crime can turn into a death sentence if a prisoner catches tuberculosis from fellow detainees. ... “Each of us knows what the other is going through, which helps a lot.

• 2010-03-22
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Health in prisons

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Azerbaijan

The ICRC considers that a priority of the 2001 Review Conference ... often in desperate need of such help. A survey of ICRC and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society operations reveals a total ...

• 2000-12-14
• Statement
• Archived page

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Conventional weapons

... : OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND A POSSIBLE SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW 9.1 The concept of a reporting system 9.2 ... the information from a technical, legal and political viewpoint; ...

• 1995-04-30
• Article

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 26th Conference

Samuel Tanner is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Criminology of the University of Montreal. He is also a research assistant at the International Centre for Comparative Criminology, University of Montreal.

• 2008-06-30
• Article
• by: Samuel Tanner

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • Ad hoc tribunals

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Croatia

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Serbia

This article uses the metaphor of a pyramid to portray what constitutes humanitarian action. ... of ‘‘brotherhood’’, and the helpers at Solferino exclaimed ‘‘Siamo tutti fratelli’’ (we are all brothers).

• 2007-03-31
• Article
• by: Daniel Thürer

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

... have left a number of communities situated in the area along ... people began to take the initiative in asking the ICRC for help. A number of communities requested the ICRC to: clear specific areas, ...

• 2003-02-03
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

This program will help a lot of people find their loved ones. ... You were really a Godsend – at least we were able to contact someone.” The tracing specialists visited shelters across Louisiana, ...

• 2005-09-22
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • The Americas
    • United States

The Protocols were adopted as a response to the changing nature of warfare and weapons technology, and – for the first time – laid ... August 2007 and was a nationally representative survey of 1, ...

• 2007-12-12
• Report

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Social research on war

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • United Kingdom

... civilians, in 2009 the ICRC conducted a vast research programme in eight of the most troubled countries in the world. ... two decades to help organizations and leaders around the world advance their ...

• 2010-02-09
• Report

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon

... Personnel mines, yet concerned that a significant number of States Parties have found it necessary to apply to extend the deadlines ... by: a. continuing to develop, promote and implement the ...

• 2009-11-25
• Resolution

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Civilians

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Cluster munitions

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Explosive remnants of war

" Although we have been able to help a significant number of people who had to flee their homes, we are concerned about those who ... Fishing equipment was given to nearly 355 returnees to help them earn a ...

• 2008-09-09
• Operational Update
• Archived page

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Sri Lanka

... Nations and Associated Personnel (UN Convention) and * This article is written in a personal capacity. ... the development of a new, culturally neutral emblem, the Red Crystal, both in December 2005.

• 2007-03-31
• Article
• by: Kate Mackintosh

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Humanitarian workers

A neighbour who had received assistance told us to go to the International ... “For me, being so old, it’s very hard, but this little bit of money helps a lot.” “When we were displaced it was really hard.

• 2007-08-27
• Feature
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

... DR Congo, with a view to help those in need to re-establish contacts ... Red Cross volunteers help a refugee at Kyaka II Refugee Settlement camp in Kyenjojo District in western Uganda to write a Red ...

• 2009-10-22
• Field Newsletter

• Places
  • Africa
    • Uganda

In the first of a series of journeys due to take place over the coming ... Left behind ©ICRC/H. Kvam An ICRC employee helps a lady carry her luggage through the no-man's-land at Kuneitra crossing point.

• 2008-09-08
• Feature

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Israel

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Palestine

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Syria

The ICRC has completed a training programme for the Rwandan Defence ... They are now able to help a wounded person: be it a military casualty on the battlefield or a civilian following an accident or ...

• 2004-04-16
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa
    • Rwanda

... members and the need for a separate, independent commission on the disappeared. ... people, whereas the Truth and Reconciliation Commission helps a society to come to terms with its past.

• 2007-06-08
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Nepal

... Liberation Army, leading to a sharp increase in the number of war-wounded. ... which addresses basic issues and aims to improve people's livelihood and help a return towards self-sufficiency.

• 1998-12-08
• Operational Update
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa
    • Sudan

A Palestinian mother of six talks about her daily life in Hebron as she struggles to make ends meet in the midst of road ... " The food parcel I receive from the ICRC on a monthly basis helps a great deal.

• 2008-11-17
• Feature

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Israel

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Palestine

• People
  • Women

... international conference on such a crucial issue as the children affected by armed conflict. ... The Movement adopted in 1995 a Plan of Action to help child victims of armed conflict.

• 2003-11-07
• Statement
• Archived page

• People
  • Children

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

In May 2003 I had the pleasure to brief your Council on a number ... A closer cooperation between KFOR and the ICRC would be appreciated as exhumation process can not only help a tribunal in its work, ...

• 2005-04-13
• Statement

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication