ICRC survey: Our world. Views from the field.

As part of the Our world. Your move. campaign, the ICRC commissioned a global research study especially designed to capture the experiences and opinions of civilians who are living with the everyda...

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150 Years Solferino South Africa ICRC

This compilation of testimonies, photos and artwork pays tribute to the ICRC's work in South Africa between 1963 and 1991 and celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross. The ICRC started vis...

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The ICRC in Iraq, operational update

The ICRC supports the Iraqi health-care system by supplying hospitals, providing training for medical personnel and other health workers, repairing medical infrastructure and in other ways as well....

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Missing Persons: a Handbook for Parliamentarians

This manual, elaborated jointly by the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) and the ICRC, is composed of three sections. The first chapter contextualises the issue of persons reported missing following ...

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Missing people, DNA analysis and identification...

DNA analysis is a useful tool for the forensic identification of the missing in armed conflicts, other situations of armed violence and disasters, and has to be used in accordance to the standards ...

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Professional standards for protection work carr...

This document has been developed by the ICRC together with an advisory group composed by personnel from different organizations and NGO, serving in their personal capacity based on the depth and di...

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Children in war

This brochure examines the risks faced by children caught up in armed conflict, the steps taken by the ICRC to address their specific needs, and the rules of law defined to protect them. ICRC, G...

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Internal displacement in armed conflict: facing...

Internal displacement, affecting tens of millions of people, is one of the most tragic consequences of armed conflict and other violence. This new ICRC report highlights the reasons people are forc...

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War surgery: working with limited resources in ...

ICRC surgical programmes for war victims have been developed over many years, based on "appropriate" responses for a given situation. This often involves making the best of limited resources in an ...

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First Aid in armed conflicts and other situatio...

A practical manual presenting the specific knowledge, skills and practices that First Aiders should have to act safely and effectively when caring for people caught up in armed conflicts and other ...

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Guidelines for Cash Transfer Programming

The guidelines are aimed at people with an existing understanding and experience of all elements of humanitarian assistance programming. This includes programme managers, disaster managers, desk of...

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Water and war: ICRC response

This publication looks at key water and sanitation issues in conflict-affected countries where the ICRC works. It analyses challenges from the point of view of operational practice, which has devel...

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Micro-economic initiatives: handbook

ICRC micro-economic initiatives are tailored to individual beneficiaries and designed in close consultation with them. This handbook features lessons that have been learned from previous micro-econ...

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Economic security

The ICRC's work to promote economic security is intended to ensure that households and communities can cover their unavoidable expenditures and maintain or restore sustainable livelihoods. ICRC,...

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HIV/AIDS field guide: a planning and practice g...

This field guide is designed to assist in responding to HIV/AIDS as an integral part of health activities. It provides guidance and decision making tools to help decide what to do amongst specific ...

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Exercises for lower-limb amputees: gait training

This booklet/CD-ROM provides examples of basic post-prosthetic exercises for use by physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, orthoprosthetists and others involved in the gait training of lower-l...

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Polypropylene technology

The ICRC Physical Rehabilitation Unit was established in 1979, marking the start of a long-term commitment to promote the use of a technology appropriate to the specific context in which the ICRC o...

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Caring for landmine victims

Every year, tens of thousands of people are killed or injured by landmines and other explosive remnants of war. Those that survive are often disabled for life and need long-term care, not only reha...

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Support for life: physical rehabilitation progr...

A brochure and DVD-Rom combination, this product has been created to mark the 25th anniversary of the ICRC's physical rehabilitation programme. In addition to outlining the history and achievements...

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Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons

The handbook provides a summary of the technical expertise gained by ICRC engineers when dealing with environmental engineering problems commonly found in places of detention. Detailed drawings are...

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