Azerbaijan: A garden of memories
For Nanagiz, the pain of her husband's disappearance has been hard to bear. She has gone through many dark periods. But gradually, through meeting up with other people in the same position, she has …
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Armenia: Coping with a son’s disappearance
Mariam Poghosyan's son disappeared in December 1993. She was never to see him again and in her grief she refused even to leave the house. But gradually, through contact with others who are going …
Lebanon: Time is running out
30-08-2015 Beirut (ICRC) – Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held events across Lebanon to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. In Tripoli, Baalbek and Tyre, …
Republic of Korea: Fostering international humanitarian law experts in East Asia
13 Southeast and Northeast Asian countries gathered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, for the 'Tenth Southeast and Northeast Asia Session on International Humanitarian Law (IHL)', an intensive training …
Syria: Mobile clinics bring vital health care to remote areas
The conflict in Syria has severely affected the health-care system. When you are sick, how do you take care of yourself when it is difficult just to find a single tablet of aspirin? Every day, nine …
Global initiative seeks local solutions to global problems
31-08-2015 International Committee of the Red Cross / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joint statement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has today …
Colombia: ICRC launches detainee campaign
31-08-2015 Bogotá / Geneva (ICRC) – The ICRC's Colombia delegation has launched a campaign entitled "Human beings, inside and outside," promoting decent conditions in the country's prisons. The ICRC …
Philippines: Strengthening protection for victims of armed conflict through legislation
01-09-2015 Manila (ICRC) – Over 60 years after ratifying the Geneva Conventions , the Philippines has achieved much progress in implementing international humanitarian law (IHL). The country is …
ICRC president pays official visit to China
Geneva/Beijing (ICRC)– ICRC president Peter Maurer is today starting a three-day visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government, to attend the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the …
Nigeria: Farmers returning from Cameroon sow future, with ICRC seed
Mubi, Nigeria. When the residents of Mubi in north-eastern Nigeria fled escalating violence in 2014, they left behind enough food reserves to live on. But with no-one to prevent the cattle from …
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