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On September 14, 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inaugurated its new logistics hub in Satigny, near Geneva International Airport. This new building is meant to support ICRC's activities worldwide and deliver medical equipment to populations in emergency situations.
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"ICRC legal adviser Netta Goussac talks about new technologies and IHL, including the applicability of IHL to drone strikes, the importance of human control over and the accountability gap with autonomous weapon systems." ICRC – 26 January 2018 (video)
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"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2020."
ICRC – 3 December 2019
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"What are digital identities? Why do humanitarian organizations find them useful? and what risks might they pose for people living through crises?" On 8 December 2021, the ICRC Digital Dilemmas Dialogue #9 will focus on data protection with Omar Seghrouchni, President of the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data in Morocco (CNDP), and Balthasar Staehelin, Director of the Office of Digital Transformation and Data (ICRC). You may register here. This photography of refugees and migrants informed by the Slovenian Red Cross was taken by Thomas Dworzak for the ICRC in 2015.
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From 27 to 29 June, the ICRC will be holding the first World Conference on Health in Detention. Health professionals, managers working in detention settings, and academics are invited to share their experiences and research to strengthen prison health systems. In the framework of International Humanitarian Law, the ICRC's role is to ensure that people deprived of liberty are treated humanely.
Photo caption: 1939-1945. British Indies. Group II. Italian prisoner of war camp. ICRC doctor-delegate attending an appendix removing.
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They are monarchs, presidents, ministers, diplomats, and delegates that come to Geneva to stand for their positions, change the course of history and build a better future. Discover some of the personalities who have placed Geneva under the scoop since 1926.
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August 2013
What are you working on this summer?
I am mostly focusing on three issues. First, on the very direct responsibility that I have in a few essential areas. I'm thinking in particular about Syria - where we may still be able, if possible, to broaden our response - but also in Afghanistan, for instance.
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ICRC – 19 February 2019
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ICRC – 14 July 2020
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ICRC / Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog – 18 June 2020
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ICRC – 30 September 2019