Papua New Guinea: Life in the South Pacific
"The Papua New Guinea Highlands can amaze you sometimes and this was one of those moments." What's it like to work in Papua New Guinea? Our colleague Dan takes you inside this fascinating country in …
"The Papua New Guinea Highlands can amaze you sometimes and this was one of those moments." What's it like to work in Papua New Guinea? Our colleague Dan takes you inside this fascinating country in …
The area known as H2, situated in the old city of Hebron, is one of the most sensitive areas in the West Bank. Local residents face difficult living conditions, and restrictions on their movements …
Statement The ICRC shares the optimism regarding the partial agreement signed today by the Colombian government and FARC-EP, putting a permanent end to hostilities. We also applaud the efforts and …
Communitarian Hospital of Bangui ICRC doctors and nurses perform a skin graft on a patient at the Communitarian Hospital of Bangui. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Virginie Nguyen Hoang Communitarian Hospital …
25-06-2016 Khartoum (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has postponed an operation scheduled for 23 and 24 June, to transfer detainees held by the Sudan People's Liberation …
25-06-2016 Geneva, Juba (ICRC) - Renewed clashes in and around Wau, in the northwest of South Sudan, have forced thousands of civilians to flee in fear. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
On 27 June 2016, within the context of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the ICRC hosted a panel discussion to examine the increased use by States of restrictive detention …
This pocket-sized booklet adopts a simple pictorial format and aims to raise awareness as to the duties, responsibilities and powers of police and security officials in their daily law-enforcement …
28-06-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are set to begin a four-day meeting on the implementation of …
Shafiq wanted to study in Europe. He has now disappeared, like thousands of other Afghan migrants on the Balkan route. Imagine how it must feel when your 15-year-old son calls you from Iran and asks …
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