ICRC [to 19 December 2015]

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ICRC [to 19 December 2015]
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New member of ICRC appointed
News release
17 December 2015
Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has appointed Laura Sadis as its newest member.
Ms Sadis, from Lugano in Switzerland, is a chartered tax adviser and holds a degree in political economy from the University of Zurich…

Strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2015
United Nations, General Assembly, 70th session, Plenary, statement by the ICRC, New York, 10 December 2015. First, in an exceptional joint press conference held on 30 October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and ICRC President Peter Mauer…
17-12-2015 | Statement

Syria: 60,000 people given aid in Homs after ceasefire agreement
The ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) have started to deliver food and other aid to thousands of people in the Al-Waer district of Homs after a ceasefire agreement was reached between the Government of Syria and armed opposition groups.
16-12-2015 | News release

Lebanon: ICRC and UNRWA join forces again to help Palestine refugees
Beirut – Particularly vulnerable Palestine refugees from Syria in Lebanon will receive assistance to cope with the coming winter through a programme launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Relief and Wor
16-12-2015 | News release

Report: Sexual violence in armed conflict: Underlying causes and prevention strategies
Building on the previous panel discussion “Responding to sexual violence in conflict: can we do better?”, the ICRC and the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH) convened a follow-up livestreamed conference on 12 November…
16-12-2015 | Report

Nagorny Karabakh: ICRC submits updated list of missing persons
More than 20 years after the ceasefire agreement, families still do not know what happened to relatives who went missing during the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.
15-12-2015 | News release