The ''International Review of the Red Cross'' is a quarterly

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journal published by

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on behalf of the

International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...

. The journal provides a "forum for debate, reflection and critical analysis on

, humanitarian action and policy in times of

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and other situations of violence". It was established in 1869 and has been published by Cambridge University Press since 2006. It was first published as ''Bulletin international des Sociétés de secours aux militaires blessés'' and later as ''Bulletin international des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge.'' It initially served to inform the national Red Cross societies about innovations in medical care, as well as procedural and legal advice. The English language supplement began in 1948, the English edition in April 1961. Language selections of the journal are published in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. In 2020, Bruno Demeyere (International Committee of the Red Cross) was appointed

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