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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The ICRC has a legal mandate from the international community. That mandate has two sources: the Geneva Conventions, which task the ICRC with visiting prisoners, organizing relief operations, re-uniting separated families and similar humanitarian activities during armed conflicts; the ICRC's Statutes, which encourage it to undertake similar work in situations of internal violence, where the Geneva Conventions do not apply. The Geneva Conventions are binding instruments of international law, applicable worldwide. The ICRC Statutes are adopted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which takes place every four years, and at which States that are party to the Geneva Conventions take part, thereby conferring a quasi-legal or “soft law” status on the Statutes.  Website: www.icrc.org/
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SARC and ICRC evacuate 150 civilians from Aleppo frontline

8 December 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Fighting hardship and disability in South Sudan: Yakobo's story

5 December 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Aleppo: As fighting rages, everything must be done to protect civilians

1 December 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Aleppo: Around 20,000 flee their homes over past three days

29 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Working towards safer access to health care in Rivers state

24 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Ukraine crisis: Water supply to 600,000 people under threat again

22 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Yemen: Desperate situation for civilians trapped by intense fighting in Taiz

22 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Myanmar: 4000 displaced people receive urgent assistance in Kayin State

21 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Concern about deteriorating health of Palestinian detainees hospitalized in Israel

18 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Jordan: A mother and daughter make contact after two years apart

16 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

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