Explosive hazards: a silent threat in Colombia
Armed conflict and violence have reverberated throughout this pandemic and there is hard evidence to prove it. In 2020, we reported 389 victims of explosive hazards, the highest number in the last …
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120,000 reasons to keep searching in Colombia: the missing persons
Our reports confirm that all armed groups continue to use disappearances to cultivate a climate of fear among civilians. In 2020, we registered one missing person every three days in Colombia. From …
Overview of the humanitarian situation in Colombia
Many communities experienced greater levels of fear as their exposure to risk increased. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict worsened, as …
ICRC calls to action for Colombia in 2021
Humanitarian challenges These are our calls to action in relation to the issues that most concern us in the country. Tackling COVID-19 We urge the Colombian government to include marginalized and …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: From despair to resilience, Honorine has rebuilt her life
Five years ago, Honorine was raped. Now, in Sange, South Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she has her hands full with work at a hospital, her restaurant and her grocery store. …
Nigeria: Infographics for Operational Facts & Figures 2020
We introduce the infographics for our 2020 operational facts and figure with remarks from our immediate past Head of Delegation (December 2016- January 2021), Eloi Fillion: "As the Head of …
"In their own words": how the conflict in Syria has turned their lives upside down
“In their own words” is a multimedia experience developed by the ICRC and published alongside the report “A Decade of Loss: Syria’s Youth after 10 Years of Crisis”. Five young people from Syria …
Georgia: Initiative of families of missing people, memorial to be inaugurated in Tbilisi
Over 2,300 people, both civilians and military personnel, are still missing in Georgia since the armed conflicts of 1990s and August 2008. Meanwhile, their families have been spending years in …
Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working tirelessly to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical transport and patients in …
Armed conflict in Colombia: A pain that doesn't go away
A reduction in the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict and violence would have been a positive start to 2021. Sadly, the opposite was true. There are at least five ongoing non-international …
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