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International Committee of the Red Cross
an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence
Afghanistan: 25 years of humanitarian action
The ICRC has been active in Afghanistan for 25 years. Today, more than 1,000 employees carry out a wide array of humanitarian services ranging from visits to detainees to educating women and children about the risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Interview with the ICRC's head of delegation, Reto Stocker.
15-5-2006 |
Sudan: ICRC operational bulletin
Violent clashes across Darfur are continuing to pose serious dangers to civilians and are hampering the efforts of humanitarian organizations such as the ICRC. Read the latest ICRC update on its activities in Sudan. 10-5-2006 |
Sri Lanka: increasing levels of violence cause concern
After a three-year assignment in Sri Lanka, the ICRC's outgoing head of delegation, Thierry Meyrat, talks about the ICRC's activities since the signing of the 2002 ceasefire and current concerns as violent clashes increase. 12-5-2006 |
Participate in piloting the EHL Virtual campus
The EHL Virtual campus is a learning community for teachers around the world. The ICRC is seeking volunteers to participate in the pilot phase of this web-based resource centre and online community designed to help educators implement its innovative course of study, Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL). 5-5-2006 |
ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled – Annual Report 2005
The Special Fund for the Disabled aims to ensure continuity of former ICRC programmes for populations affected by conflict and support other physical rehabilitation centres in low-income countries. Its immediate objectives are to maintain and increase access, quality and durability of rehabilitation services. 9-5-2006 |
Latest releases 28-4-2006 |
Red Cross Red Crescent magazine: Behind bars – issue 1, 2006
Prisoners of war and security detainees are the special focus of this issue; other articles cover Côte d'Ivoire, Chernobyl 20 years on, Afghan war-disabled and the introduction of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's new additional emblem – the red crystal. 28-4-2006 |
ICRC: in the heart of the action
This film highlights the commitment of the ICRC and its Red Cross / Red Crescent partners to relieving human suffering. It focuses on various recent dramatic situations including Darfur, Iraq, the south-east Asia tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake. 10-4-2006 |
International Review of the Red Cross
Special issue : communication
In situations of armed conflict and strife, the communication process is often distorted and the contentious environment influences the exchange of information. The latest issue of the International Review examines the links between communication and conflict, for both the media and humanitarian organizations. 30-3-2006 |
Torture: is it still taboo?
A round table discussion organized by the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in the context of its exhibition The Belfast Maze. Geneva, May 23 2006. 16-5-2006 |
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Operational updates Post 9/11 detainees - May 2006
This document explains the purpose of the ICRC visits to US places of detention in Bagram (Afghanistan), Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) and Charleston and its procedures.Operational update 10-5-2006 |
Israel OT/AT - March 2006
Update of activities carried out by the ICRC in Israel, the Occupied and Autonomous Territories in March 2006.Operational update 7-4-2006 |
Iraq - March 2006
The following is an update of activities carried out in Iraq by the ICRC between January and March 2006Operational update 6-4-2006 |
Colombia - 2005
Thousands of families displaced by fighting, a dramatic rise in the number of people killed or injured by anti-personnel mines, dozens of hostages – each with a family hoping for a solution to their ordeal, people living under restrictions on movement and a rise in the number of disappearances. These are the aspects of the armed conflict in Colombia that specially concerned the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2005.Operational update 5-4-2006 |
Haiti - December 2005
Round-up of ICRC field activities, including visits to people deprived of their freedom, health care, water and habitat, promotion of international humanitarian law and support for the Haitian National Red Cross Society.Operational update 9-2-2006 |
Sri Lanka - 2005
Summary of ICRC activities in Sri Lanka, including its emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of the tsunami and its ongoing conflict-related operations. Operational update 19-12-2005 |
Indonesia - 2005
Update on ICRC activities in Indonesia, including information on its response to help those affected by the tsunami that wreaked havoc in December 2004.Operational update 15-12-2005 |
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