Police inspector Shafiq Ahmed is a hero of sorts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP, formerly North-West Frontier Province). Dedicating nearly 30 years of his life to handling explosives and training bomb …
Geneva/Kabul (ICRC) – Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk as fighting intensifies in and around Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar, and other Afghan cities. The International Committee of the …
09-08-2021 Operational Update As fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region and other areas in the north of the country forces more people to flee their homes, Ethiopian refugees in the camps in south-east …
Hospitals have been receiving and treating an increasing number of wounded people, following armed clashes in different parts of the country. While dealing with the influx of wounded, a number of …
In an indigenous community in Roraima, in northernmost Brazil, a family anxiously awaits a phone call. Though brief, this satellite call will give farmers John Cliffe, 75, and his wife Basilia, 55, a …
From 12 -16 Jul 2021, ICRC Regional delegation in New Delhi conducted an online certificate course on Maritime Security Operations and Contemporary challenges in collaboration with the Rashtriya …
After seven years of unabated conflict, the health system across the country has been severely weakened. About half of the health facilities in country are out of service while many of the …
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations focusing on COVID-19 and other activities during the first half of the year 2021. In 2021, the ICRC Nairobi delegation continued with its …
What does it mean to live through a crisis in the digital age? The Digital Dilemmas experience is a multi-media initiative developed by the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. Its objective is to …
Open to Palestinian journalists working in print and online media. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an independent humanitarian organization working to protect and assist victims …
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