Sudan: Facts & Figures 2020
Communities in the Western and Southern parts of Sudan suffered from the humanitarian consequences of years of conflicts that affected the provision of basic services. Their homes, lands, and crops …
Communities in the Western and Southern parts of Sudan suffered from the humanitarian consequences of years of conflicts that affected the provision of basic services. Their homes, lands, and crops …
Cairo (ICRC / ECSS) Coinciding with the visit of Gilles Carbonnier, the Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Egypt, the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies …
The Central Tracing Agency 150th anniversary: Transforming the global response for missing persons For the 150th anniversary of the Central Tracing Agency, one of the oldest institutions whose …
11-05-2021 Statement in the name of Fabrizio Carboni, Regional Director for the Near and Middle East, ICRC "The recent rockets in Israel and airstrikes in Gaza represent a dangerous escalation of the …
Twenty-five outstanding nurses from 18 countries have been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal , which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster. …
In Libya, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works to help families find loved ones missing due to conflict as part of its Restoring Family Links program. One ICRC humanitarian …
10-05-2021 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and oxygen concentrators to Egypt’s Ministry of Health to support national efforts to …
Together we are #unstoppable. PNG, 8 May 2021 – Today, we are celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day dedicated to recognising the impact of Red Cross staff and volunteers . This year …
08-05-2021 Jerusalem (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply worried about the recent spike of violent confrontations in Jerusalem. Last night our partners from the …
Each day, all members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, especially the volunteers, work relentlessly to ease the suffering of those experiencing hardships such as those caused …
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