223 Results for Europe & Central Asia
Africa
Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine crisis: ICRC participates in release and transfer of six conflict-related detainees
17-09-2016
Six detainees held in connection with the conflict in Ukraine were released today with the participation of the ICRC, and transferred to their place of origin.
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Europe & Central Asia
The Americas
Ecuador: Law enforcement and use of force must respect human rights in Latin America
13-09-2016
Quito (ICRC) - Senior law enforcement officials from 13 Latin American countries are meeting today in Ecuador to address the challenges that arise in enforcing the law while upholding human rights and complying with international standards and rules.
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The Americas
Europe & Central Asia
International Day of the Disappeared: 25 years after conflicts in former Yugoslavia, 10,700 people still missing
02-09-2016
Belgrade (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working with the families of the missing ever since the conflicts broke out in the former Yugoslavia and the very first tracing requests were made.
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Europe & Central Asia
Middle East
Lebanon: Families of missing have waited long enough
31-08-2016
Beirut (ICRC) - A conference on the fate of thousands of people who have been missing since the Lebanese civil war took place today.
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Middle East
Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine crisis: Several thousand families still searching for their loved ones
30-08-2016
Kiev (ICRC) - Two years after the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the problem of missing persons remains acute. At least 1,000 people have gone missing, though no exact numbers are available.
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Europe & Central Asia
Middle East
Syria: Aleppo "One of the most devastating urban conflicts in modern times
15-08-2016
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has described the fight for the Syrian city of Aleppo as one of the most devastating conflicts in modern times.
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Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine crisis: Civilian infrastructure must not be targeted
08-07-2016
Kiev (ICRC) - Ongoing shelling in the Gorlovka area has seriously damaged water infrastructure critical to the livelihoods of more than 2 million people on both sides of the contact line.
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Africa
Europe & Central Asia
The Americas
Juan Arredondo wins Humanitarian Visa d"Or for photojournalism on children and conflict in Colombia
29-06-2016
The jury of the sixth edition of the ICRC's Humanitarian Visa d'Or has unanimously awarded the photojournalism prize to Juan Arredondo for his work entitled Born into conflict: child soldiers in Colombia .
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Europe & Central Asia
Africa
Nigeria: ECOWAS member states discuss implementation of international humanitarian law
28-06-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) are set to begin a four-day meeting on the implementation of international humanitarian law in the West African region.
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Europe & Central Asia
The Americas
Ukraine crisis: Intensifying hostilities endanger civilian lives and infrastructure
10-06-2016
Escalating fighting in populated areas along the front line is putting the lives of many civilians in serious danger, while civilian infrastructure providing essential services is being hit.
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