Snapshots: Photos that really matter
Snapshots are helping people in South Sudan find their loved ones We all love pictures: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are full of them. We use them to laugh, remember, create, complain, …
Snapshots are helping people in South Sudan find their loved ones We all love pictures: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are full of them. We use them to laugh, remember, create, complain, …
We recently visited Baghanis an Armenian village located just one and a half kilometers away from the border with Azerbaijan. We arrived in the village during the day and found the earthen streets …
In Armenia, the ICRC focuses on providing civilians living along the international border, missing persons and their families, mine victims and people deprived of their liberty with assistance. In …
La San dreamed of getting a proper education and moving up in life. But the more immediate aim was to take the exams and then go for a trip. "I wanted to visit my relatives in China," says La San. …
Children often pay a heavy price in times of war. They have to endure the direct and indirect consequences of hostilities, both of which can have a lasting impact on their development. In this …
Have you observed the difference between the right and left sides of this picture? On the left side, the land is green while the right is a wasteland. Though it is the same land with the same fertile …
Humanitarian challenges in 2019 Christoph Harnisch Head of the ICRC delegation in Colombia The humanitarian situation in Colombia is becoming increasingly complex as a result of the …
Delivered by Robert Mardini, Permanent observer to the UN and head of delegation, ICRC NYC Today, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2462. In this resolution, Council members upheld …
An update from the ICRC on the conditions of migrants in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Venezuelans migrating into neighbouring countries often walk thousands of kilometers in search of …
Riyadh/Kuwait City (ICRC) – A group of 29 diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majlis Al-Shura, National Human Rights Commission and other governmental entities are attending a course on …
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