Being displaced in Zamboanga, three years on
Three years after the armed hostilities between government forces and a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front in Zamboanga City, around 13,800 people still live in temporary shelters in 11 …
Three years after the armed hostilities between government forces and a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front in Zamboanga City, around 13,800 people still live in temporary shelters in 11 …
Address delivered by Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the ICRC, at the Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Geneva, Switzerland. As you know, the Convention on …
07-09-2016 The Director of Operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for millions of dollars of extra funding for 2016, to deal with the humanitarian consequences …
The ICRC runs first-aid courses for taxi drivers in Afghanistan who transport casualties of the fighting to hospital. Their action is saving lives, according to local doctors. Zamaryalai is a …
Former child soldiers in Colombia often find it hard to return to their families. Photo-journalist Juan Arredondo , winner of the ICRC's Visa d'Or Humanitaire, explains. "For the past two years I've …
The International Day of the Disappeared, marked each year on 30 August, recognizes people still missing through armed conflict, disaster and migration. The ICRC and National Red Cross and Red …
The ICRC's work on Physical Rehabilitation is part of the agenda of the House of Switzerland in Rio de Janeiro. There will be a photo exhibition, talks and video presentation from 9 to 18 September. …
The Lebanese civil war ended more than 25 years ago. But for many families whose loved ones are still missing, the war is far from …
When infrastructure is destroyed, taps stop running. In Yemen, getting water has become a daily struggle. …
The ICRC is working with farming cooperatives in Somalia to increase food security amid erratic climate conditions that alternate between drought and floods. This approach with cooperative movements …
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