Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown
For more than two months, an eerie silence enveloped the banks of the mighty Caquetá River, where the greenery of the jungle meets the flowing waters and indigenous and farming communities live in …
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War in Cities: Marawi, the Philippines
… electricity. Many businesses were shut, many jobs simply no longer existed. You couldn't …
Pakistan: ICRC operational response to COVID-19
COVID-19 poses unprecedented challenges to states and communities across the globe. Like in many other countries, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has joined the massive efforts …
Nothing is impossible
- A story for the 10th anniversary of the IHL moot court The Law School of Nanjing University had never reached the final eight of an IHL Moot Court competition, narrowly finishing ninth two years …
Azerbaijan: The prisoner's guardian angel
Pierre Reichel worked for the ICRC in Nagorny Karabakh during 1994 and 1995. He recently talked about his experiences May 1996. The ICRC takes part in the transfer of detainees, in its capacity of …
With patience and resolve, a conflict-affected family in Butig braves the COVID-19 pandemic
… effect? "With the COVID-19 lockdown and many jobs getting affected, our own produce along …
Amid COVID-19, we must not lose focus on violations and abuses in war
… States to allow humanitarians to do their jobs as a default precautionary measure unless …
Women humanitarians: Strength, power, perseverance
This World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate women who provide life-saving aid to people affected by armed conflict. Women play an important role in humanitarian response, from physical rehabilitation …
Lebanon: Rebuilding a dignified livelihood
Lina with her three children in their makeshift home. Ras Baalbek, Lebanon, July 2015. “For three years I had no answer for my children when they asked me 'What are we were going to eat today?'. I …
Brazil: armed violence in the cities and the Safer Access methodology
The local scenario and the Safer Access methodology from ICRC Jaqueline Naibert, a nurse at a Health Unit in Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul), makes a home visit to Ivone de Fátima Soares de …
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