Sri Lanka: The tale of a team
In November 2014, a team of eight young field officers embarked on a journey across Sri Lanka. Their mission was to locate 392 families (out of 16,000) whose loved ones went missing during the …
In November 2014, a team of eight young field officers embarked on a journey across Sri Lanka. Their mission was to locate 392 families (out of 16,000) whose loved ones went missing during the …
… gave her much happiness. Her sons took on odd jobs, while she sewed clothes for her …
… for women? A: For years, women had very few jobs to choose from. Though many more are now …
… is struggling and there are fewer and fewer jobs and functioning businesses. No family and … is struggling and there are fewer and fewer jobs and functioning businesses. We contacted …
The ICRC helps people with disabilities through our physical rehabilitation programme and the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled. The people we serve include victims of armed conflict, of other …
Proper and dignified management of the dead is an essential aspect of dealing with emergencies and humanitarian crises such as the ongoing pandemic . Not only does it preserve the dignity of the …
11-09-2017 Geneva/Kabul (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is deeply saddened by the fatal shooting on Monday of one of its physiotherapists in Afghanistan. Lorena Enebral Perez, …
The ICRC together with its Karachi partners APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University recently finished a study on violence against health personnel …
The vocational training center in Mafraq, a Jordanian city of around 60,000 inhabitants near the border with Syria, is abuzz with the rhythmic sound of sewing machines. On the day we visited, five …
… need to be cleared of unexploded ammunition. Jobs and other sources of income need to be …
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