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2 Jun 2022 GENEVA

DRC: ICRC Boosts Access To Safe Water

New approaches and partnerships are an essential component to increase the long-term stability of a region that has endured successive conflicts and crises for far too long.

4 Oct 2021 DAMASCUS, Syria

Syria: What 10 Years Of Conflict Means For Water, Sanitation

ICRC assesses impact of a decade of war on infrastructure, water availability and quality, and hampered relief efforts.

29 Apr 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States

UN Security Council Votes To Protect Essential Civilian Infrastructure

UN Security Council seeks to reinforce existing international humanitarian law on the protection of critical infrastructure in conflict zones amid increases in intentional damage with severe and long-lasting harm caused to civilians.

20 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines

ADB, ICRC Leaders Discuss Collaboration Around Development, Peace, Clean Water Access

The heads of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have met to discuss areas of potential collaboration and share expertise and knowledge. With the increasing overlap of development issues with the humanitarian and peace issues, collaboration on to address issues is seen as an opportunity to combine respective strengths with respect to access to clean water, health and health systems, social cohesion, food security, resilience...

15 Jul 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

The Cruel Confluences Of Climate Change And Conflict

A new policy report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) explores how people deal with the combination of conflict and climate risks, and how they cope and adapt. The report suggests ways that the humanitarian sector can adjust and adapt to address these risks and makes an urgent call for strengthening climate action and finance in countries affected by conflict...

12 May 2020 GENEVA, Switzerand

Water Diplomacy Voices: COVID-19 Shows Why Protecting Water In Conflict is Vital

Access to water is critical for civilians in conflict zones. Yet all too often, water infrastructure is damaged or deliberately targeted. In an effort to strengthen the norms intended to protect water supplies in conflicts, the Geneva Water Hub (GWH) recently published the Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure...

2 Dec 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Syria Conflict: Efforts To Alleviate Water Crisis

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) are concerned about a possible humanitarian crisis in northern Syria arising from a lack of access to clean drinking water.An attack by Turkey on Northern Syria in October followed United States’ troops withdrawal from the region which effectively opened the door for Turkey’s offensive...

10 Oct 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hubspeaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describe, 4 October, the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

15 Sep 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hub speaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describes the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

21 Aug 2019 LONDON, United Kingdom

UK Government Support For South Sudan, Zimbabwe

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced $22 Million USD in additional aid to provide assistance to vulnerable families in South Sudan. UK also committed to $60 Million USD in support for Zimbabwe in response to a United Nations appeal.A UK government statement identifies currently 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and nearly 2 million people on the brink of famine in South Sudan, where food insecurity is at its worst level in the past 8 years...

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6 Mar 2019 AMMAN

Jordan And ICRC To Rehabilitate Water Infrastructure In Refugee Communities

The Water Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday signed an agreement and a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate the infrastructure in refugee-hosting communities. The $25-million project aims at developing the quality and supply of drinking water and preserving available resources while rebuilding the main water distribution grid...

23 Jan 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Red Cross Chief Blames Climate Change, Water Stress For Niger, Mali Violence

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, has described violence and challenges in the Niger-Mali region as being due not only to conflict, but also effects of climate change that have diminished usable land and created unpredictable water resources."Age-old tensions between farming and herding communities are intensifying because of climate change as the availability of usable land goes down and water sources become less reliable," Maurer said after an eight-day visit to the Sahel region...

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