Following the Hijacking of an Aircraft

1972 ◽  
Vol 12 (135) ◽  
pp. 334-335
Keyword(s):  
International Committee ◽  
Press Release ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Tel Aviv

On 10 May 1972, the ICRC issued the following press release:The International Committee of the Red Cross was asked to act on behalf of the passengers and members of the crew of a Boeing of the Sabena air line held hostage by a Palestinian commando at Tel Aviv airport. With the agreement of the Israeli authorities and of the Palestinian commando and solely with the purpose of coming to the aid of innocent persons threatened with death, it agreed to serve as intermediary between the two parties.

Middle East — Tanzania — Senegal — Moçambique — South Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Ngwane — Hong Kong — Yemen

1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (95) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Middle East ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Tel Aviv

Reuniting of families.—In spite of increased tension in the Middle East, the International Committee of the Red Cross has managed, through its delegations in Cairo and Tel Aviv, to get 143 persons across the Suez canal. This “reuniting of families” operation took place on December 30 at el Qantara.

The ICRC and the War in the Near East

1967 ◽  
Vol 7 (76) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Tel Aviv

When the war broke out on June 5, 1967, in the Near East, the International Committee of the Red Cross had already taken precautions by delegating representatives to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beyrouth, Damascus and Amman.

News Items

1962 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Keyword(s):  
International Committee ◽  
Press Release ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Geneva Conventions

As it made it known in a press release published on January 4, the International Committee of the Red Cross attempted, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, to go to the aid of the victims of the conflict which had just broken out between India and Portugal.

The ICRC Library goes digital

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Keyword(s):  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Reference Library ◽  
Parallel Development ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past

The ICRC Library is home to unique collections retracing the parallel development of humanitarian action and law during the past 150+ years. With the core of these collections now digitized, this reference library on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a resource available to all, anytime, anywhere.

Hacking humanitarians: Defining the cyber perimeter and developing a cyber security strategy for international humanitarian organizations in digital transformation

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (913) ◽  
pp. 367-387
Author(s):  
Massimo Marelli
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Security Strategy ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations

AbstractDigitalization and new technologies have an increasingly important role in today's humanitarian activities. As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant on new and digital technologies, they evolve from being simple bystanders to being fully fledged stakeholders in cyberspace, vulnerable to adverse cyber operations that could impact on their capacity to protect and assist people affected by armed conflict or other situations of violence.This shift makes it essential for humanitarian organizations to understand and properly map their resulting cyber perimeter. Humanitarian organizations can protect themselves and their activities by devising appropriate cyber strategies for the digital environment. Clearly defining the digital boundaries within which they carry out operations lays the groundwork for humanitarian organizations to develop a strategy to support and protect humanitarian action in the digital environment, channel available resources to where they are most needed, and understand the areas in which their operational dialogue and working modalities need to be adapted for cyberspace.The purpose of this article is to identify the unique problems facing international humanitarian organizations operating in cyberspace and to suggest ways to address them. More specifically, the article identifies the key elements that an international humanitarian organization should consider in developing a cyber security strategy. Throughout, the International Committee of the Red Cross and its specificities are used as an example to illustrate the problems identified and the possible ways to address them.

Santo Domingo-ICRC President in the Far East and Central America — Viet Nam — Yemen — Southern Rhodesia — Mission in Africa

1965 ◽  
Vol 5 (52) ◽  
pp. 351-360
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Political Prisoners ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Southern Rhodesia ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Reconstruction

The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross brought its aid to civilian and political prisoners.One of the ICRC representatives in Santo Domingo, Mr. Pierre Jequier, general delegate for Latin America, visited prisons of the “Constitutional Government” presided over by Colonel Francisco Caamano Deno and of the “Government of National Reconstruction” of General Antonio Imbert. There were no restrictions placed by either on visits.

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