The briefer provides an overview of the humanitarian consequences of conflict on essential services, explains the ICRC's ...
The ICRC has a clear and consistent public position towards all states when it comes to using explosive weapons in populated ...
One of them is Hassan. He is not yet three and a half years old. Hassan arrived at the centre in July, showing signs of severe malnutrition, stomatitis, marasmus, and pneumonia. His mother, Sabirin, ...
A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was ...
Behind every statistic on displacement is a person who made a difficult choice about how to survive the hostilities: to shelter underground, to flee at the last possible moment, to carry a loved one ...
Families separated by armed conflict, violence, disasters, or migration endure one of the most painful forms of uncertainty: not knowing what has happened to a loved one. For many, the absence of ...
Explosive weapons are munitions activated by the detonation of a high-explosive substance, along with their delivery systems. Their primary effects are blast and fragmentation. Why is the ICRC ...
As a specialized structure of the ICRC, the Advisory Service assists States to implement IHL at the national level. With a global network of legal advisers, the Service provides guidance to national ...
Even in peacetime, means of personal identification – such as national identity cards, passports, birth certificates, driving licences and social security numbers – are crucial for verifying an ...
The Montreux Document is the result of an international process launched by the Government of Switzerland and the ICRC. It is an intergovernmental document intended to promote respect for ...