Australia: Ways forward to protect health care
How can the international community better protect health care providers and patients in the midst of war and emergencies? This was the topic discussed at a special event, Health Care in Danger: the …
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Iran-Iraq: Still missing since the 1980-1988 war
The fate of tens of thousands of people who disappeared in connection with the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War has still not been determined, preventing their families from closing a painful chapter in their …
Azerbaijan: ICRC supports the families of missing persons
In an interview with news.az, Bhava Poudyal, the ICRC’s delegate responsible for a mental health programme, explains the value and achievements of the initiative. When was the programme to support …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rape remains rape, no matter who did it
For six years Antoinette Mbila has been helping the women of her village and others in South Kivu recover from the trauma of rape or sexual assault. Trained by the ICRC as a psychosocial counsellor, …
Peru: Travelling exhibition aids search for relatives of missing persons
More than 15,000 people went missing as a consequence of the armed violence in Peru between 1980 and 2000. Their families remain on the alert for any news of them. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/M. Mejía Clothing …
Myanmar: Displaced people in Kachin state learn to cope
In a shady garden on the outskirts Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state, a young couple are hard at work weeding and watering their vegetable plot. Nothing unusual about that, except that this …
Niger: New influx of people displaced by violence in north-eastern Nigeria
The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria continues to afflict the Diffa area, in easternmost Niger. Over the past few weeks, thousands of people fleeing fighting between the Nigerian army and armed …
Mexico, Central America and Cuba: Helping the most vulnerable
The ICRC's operational priorities in North and Central America focus on the protection of and assistance to communities and individuals most vulnerable to and a ffected by armed violence; in …
Women & armed conflicts and the issue of sexual violence
On September 30, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the EU Institute for Security Studies hosted a colloquium on the theme of "Women and Armed Conflicts and the issue of Sexual …
Reaching the needy in eastern Ukraine with neutral and impartial aid
Lisichansk, Lugansk Oblast. Displaced people receive freshly baked bread from the Lisichansk branch of the Ukrainian Red Cross. The flour for this bread was provided by the ICRC. ©ICRC/GUTMAN, Amnon …
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