Peru: Mama Angelica, a symbol of strength
I draw my courage from the love I have for my son, and from the suffering of the many women who, like me, are searching for missing relatives. At 86, Angelica Mendoza, known by all as "Mama …
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Are we doing enough to safeguard health-care services?
Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 On 15 February, three more health-care facilities in Syria were bombed. With the sound of those explosions still ringing in our ears, we cannot say that …
The ICRC's work for people with disabilities, January-September 2015
Through our physical rehabilitation programme and the Special Fund for the Disabled, the ICRC aims to help anyone with a disability. This includes including victims of armed conflict, other …
Five takeaways from the Health Care in Danger commissions
Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 In December 2015, Ambassador Seleka chaired two Health Care in Danger (HCiD) commissions at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red …
Family visits help prisoner rehabilitation
07-03-2016 Port Moresby (ICRC) – Visits by families to correctional institutions contribute positively towards the rehabilitation of detainees, according to Rueben Rupa, the Rehabilitation and …
A road map for protecting health-care services
Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 The headlines from conflict zones tell the tale: hospitals are being bombed, doctors attacked, and health-care facilities raided by combatants pursuing …
Pledging to make hospitals safe havens
Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 Hospitals embody our sense of humanity and our compassion for those who are suffering. If we are to care for patients we need to ensure that hospitals …
Kenya: Hope for women after Lamu attack
The attack on the town of Mpeketoni in Lamu had a devastating effect on Teresia Wangechi. Invaders killed 85 people – all men, except for one woman, Wangechi's daughter. The assault's aftermath left …
Liberia / Côte d’Ivoire: ICRC resumes cross-border family reunifications
07-03-2016 Monrovia (ICRC) – Fourteen Ivorian children who had sought refuge in Liberia five years ago were reunited with their families between 4 and 12 February. The International Committee of the …
Sexual violence in DRC : Pascaline's story
Pascaline's life was forever changed after being raped by armed men in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. She went on to face the rejection of her husband and community. Victims of sexual violence …
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