Sri Lanka: Our principles in action
The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka features a variety of articles, including updates on our work in the country, how we're addressing the needs of families of missing …
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Myanmar floods: Helping communities to recover
Mrauk-U, the old capital of Rakhine state, is one of the townships most affected by the floods, with many areas inundated. The floodwaters have swelled the country’s major river systems. CC BY-NC-ND …
Lebanon: Health ministry launches child immunization campaign in Akkar with Red Cross support
Beirut / Tripoli (ICRC / MoPH) – A door-to-door immunization campaign was launched last week in Lebanon's northern district of Akkar. This initiative is led by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), …
Somalia: Helping people in previously inaccessible regions
The ICRC has extended its reach in Somalia to regions that were previously inaccessible, mainly rural areas, after regaining the confidence of the communities and authorities. Eric Marclay, former …
Azerbaijan: Trees protect front-line communities against bullets
Almost two decades after the signing of the 1994 cease-fire agreement regarding the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, the humanitarian situation remains difficult for communities on both sides of the …
Syrian family escape one war only to fall victim to the legacy of another
After fleeing Syria Jamil and his family thought they were safe in Lebanon until an unexploded bomb from the 2006 conflict with Israel shattered their lives Article published in The Guardian on 11 …
Djibouti: Supporting humanitarian work in Yemen
The ICRC has been present in Djibouti for the last 24 years. Djibouti, which is covered by the ICRC regional delegation in Nairobi, has been working to put families separated by armed conflict back …
Afghanistan: A lifetime journey assisting people in need
Najmuddin Hilal was only 18 when he lost his leg to a landmine. He spent the next year in a hospital, slowly recuperating. Then five more years at home, unable to work or lead a normal life. "During …
ICRC mobile surgical teams: Bringing emergency medical care across South Sudan
In June and July this year the ICRC Mobile Surgical Teams (MST) performed more than 600 emergency surgeries in South Sudan and over 6,000 since the beginning of the crisis in December 2013. ICRC …
Afghanistan: Stranger than reality and harsher than fiction
6 August 2015. Thursday night. My first weekend in Kabul had just begun. I wasn't particularly tired or sleepy. On the contrary, I was excited about being in Afghanistan - a country that I had …
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