ICRC calls to action for Colombia in 2021
Humanitarian challenges These are our calls to action in relation to the issues that most concern us in the country. Tackling COVID-19 We urge the Colombian government to include marginalized and …
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Health services deal with a pandemic and violence in Colombia
The year 2020 was particularly difficult for health-care workers. Not only did they have to deal with a public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also with the escalation of …
Ten years of Conflict: Restoring Family Link Services for Syrian Refugees in Za'atari Camp
Za’atari is 5.3 square kilometers and lies some 10 km east of the Mafraq Governorate of Jordan. It houses a refugee camp, established in July 2012, to accommodate those fleeing from the armed …
Overview of the humanitarian situation in Colombia
Many communities experienced greater levels of fear as their exposure to risk increased. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict worsened, as …
120,000 reasons to keep searching in Colombia: the missing persons
Our reports confirm that all armed groups continue to use disappearances to cultivate a climate of fear among civilians. In 2020, we registered one missing person every three days in Colombia. From …
Explosive hazards: a silent threat in Colombia
Armed conflict and violence have reverberated throughout this pandemic and there is hard evidence to prove it. In 2020, we reported 389 victims of explosive hazards, the highest number in the last …
Colombia, plunged into isolation by pandemic and conflict
A reduction in the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict and violence would have been a positive start to 2021. Sadly, the opposite was true. There are at least five ongoing non-international …
Do we want to return to normality in Colombia?
In 2020, we witnessed the humanitarian situation in Colombia deteriorate as the pandemic led to an escalation of the armed conflict and violence. Lorenzo Caraffi Head of the ICRC Delegation …
Operational update on Ethiopia: ICRC concerned about humanitarian situation in rural areas of Tigray
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region erupted over four months ago. While electricity, communication networks and water supply are gradually being restored and markets are reopening in the main towns, …
"It is important to address the humanitarian consequences of hunger, but we must also treat and prevent its causes"
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Security Council Open Debate: Conflict and Food Security. Thank you, Madam President, and to the United States for convening …
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