U.N. rights chief warns of system-wide collapse due to funding crisis
OHCHR is in 'survival mode' as it is forced to make wide-ranging cuts to programs and investigative mandates.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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New U.S. strategy to target 'erosion' of sovereignty by multilateralism
The document rejects past U.S. policy that it says 'lashed American policy to a network of international institutions.'
Global aid hub in crisis with ICRC staff cuts and UNICEF job transfers
The ICRC restructuring is the most recent and most dramatic manifestation of a systemic financial crisis hitting Geneva.
U.N., ICC and others issue dire warnings on atrocities in Sudan
The ICC prosecutor's office is investigating reports of 'mass killings, rapes, and other crimes' by paramilitary forces.
Sudan war crimes and famine risk intensify with killing of aid workers
IFRC confirmed the killing of five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers at a food mission and three still missing.
Global parliamentarians vow to push humanitarian law amid crises
The main outcome was the adoption of a declaration to uphold humanitarian norms and support humanitarian action.
Release of hostages and prisoners opens path for aid, peace summit
ICRC teams received hostages in Gaza and transferred Palestinians from Israeli detention to Gaza and the West Bank.
Afghan quake death toll surpasses 1,400 as global aid bypasses Taliban
An IFRC official says the difficult terrain where the quake struck could turn this into a 'protracted crisis' lasting months.
New front in humanitarian aid: the questionable price of new efficiency
Critics say the digital transformation is happening faster than governance can keep up, putting sensitive aid data at risk.
U.N. launches new nuclear war impact study, first since 1988
A prevous study on climatic and global effects of nuclear war raised awareness of the concept of "nuclear winter."
Trump and Putin usher out 80 years of U.S.-led security and cooperation
Trump's embrace of Putin and contempt for long-established transatlantic ties is an existential crisis for Europe and NATO.
As Syrian rebels take control, U.N. is cautious of 'watershed moment'
Humanitarians scrambled to protect civilians as rebels toppled the Assad regime after a nearly 14-year civil war.
U.N. aid chief condemns record-breaking year of ‘bullets and bombs’
The U.N. says the war in Gaza is the single-biggest factor in the deaths of 281 humanitarian aid workers this year.
In Beirut, refugee chief says civilian protection laws 'cannot be ignored'
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees cites 'many instances of violations of international humanitarian law.'
On Geneva visit, diplomats tout international humanitarian law
As the U.N. honored the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross chief said non-compliance is a 'serious problem.'
Geneva Conventions at the 75-year mark can 'preserve lives and dignity'
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.