Emergency assistance for people fleeing war
Every year hundreds of thousands of people flee from fighting and are left without the basic means of survival – food, water and shelter. The ICRC's Economic Security Unit (ECOSEC) is there to help …
Every year hundreds of thousands of people flee from fighting and are left without the basic means of survival – food, water and shelter. The ICRC's Economic Security Unit (ECOSEC) is there to help …
A humanitarian emergency continues to mobilize the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the Diffa region of Niger, on the border with Nigeria. Since February 2015, the conflict that …
Armed conflict and other situations of violence and disasters cause much more anguish than what is seen on the surface. In the midst of terror and panic family members can be separated in minutes. In …
06-08-2015 Geneva/Sana'a - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has today facilitated the transfer of seven released prisoners from Aden to Sana'a. "The ICRC was directly approached by …
06-08-2015 6 August 2015, Hiroshima/ Geneva (IFRC/ICRC) – Seventy years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese Red Cross Society hospitals are still treating thousands of …
What are the responsibilities of a third party in an event of a genocide? Who is a bystander and how can he or she protect genocide victims? A public lecture by Nobuo Hayashi, Senior Legal Adviser at …
06-08-2015 6 August 2015, Dhaka - Experienced media professionals covering diplomatic assignments in Bangladesh came together to discuss the challenges for their profession's ethics and principles, …
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic. The conflict has killed more than 3,800 people and displaced 1.3 million so far. No family has been left untouched. The laws of war must be …
Active in Kyrgyzstan since 1992, the ICRC works to protect and assist people affected by tensions or violence and people detained for security reasons, while providing support regarding …
Timbuktu, Mali. The women prepare to start their working day making wire fencing. Some of them are the family breadwinner, and depend on the income from this work to survive. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / A. …
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