Myanmar: Returning to Mindat
… meant they were now displaced, with no jobs, no way to get food, relying only on …
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Colombia: health care in danger
… treating those most in need. Some quit their jobs, out of fear or exhaustion. 2021 was the … wounded. Health-care workers often quit their jobs and leave badly affected areas as soon as …
Colombia: Living in the shadow of armed conflict
… treating those most in need. Some quit their jobs, out of fear or exhaustion. According to … wounded. Health-care workers often quit their jobs and leave badly affected areas as soon as …
Erbil: A new glimpse of hope, ICRC opens the largest Physical Rehabilitation Centre in Iraq
15-03-2022 On 15 March 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally opened its new Physical Rehabilitation Centre in Erbil, north of Iraq. The 14,630 sqm compound is the largest …
Cameroon: Portraits of women who have left everything behind
Since 2014, the Lake Chad crisis has been affecting the people of Cameroon’s Extreme North region. Hundreds of thousands have fled, most of them remaining inside the country. In 2016, people in …
Finding a way forward despite challenges
… that the young people have a chance to find jobs and earn some sort of income. I try my …
She inspires: Breaking the bias this International Women's Day
… on the breadwinner’s juggling multiple jobs, to support my family of six. I also … used to work night and day, juggling multiple jobs, to support my family of six. I also …
Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania: Facts and Figures 2021
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations in Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania in 2021. In 2021, the ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation continued its work in places of detention focusing on …
ICRC in Myanmar: Looking back at 2021
This three-year-old from Myitkyina, Kachin State was born with a lower limb deficiency. He was able to get a replacement for his prosthetic leg at the Myitkyina Physical Rehabilitation Centre, which …
War in Cities: Marawi, the Philippines
… electricity. Many businesses were shut, many jobs simply no longer existed. You couldn't …
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