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The recent development of the ICRC 2030 disability vision has highlighted the need for the ICRC to strengthen its service delivery, incorporate elements of accessibility into ICRC programming, …
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A year like no other
Last year, as the pandemic spread around the world, we took immediate action to adapt our work to ensure that people affected by conflict were not forgotten. By continuing to provide life-saving food …
Your support is humanity in action
Last year, conflict didn't stop because of COVID-19 . And neither did we – thanks to you! As the pandemic spread around the world, we were able to take immediate action to adapt our work and ensure …
Nairobi Delegation Facts and Figures: July - December 2020
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations focusing on COVID-19 and other activities during the second half of the year 2020. FACTS AND FIGURES NAIROBI REGIONAL DELEGATION FACTS & FIGURES …
Yemen: 3 ICRC staff members killed in airport blast
30-12-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is profoundly saddened that three of our colleagues were among those killed in Aden's airport explosion earlier today. Our …
Myanmar: The 3-year-old smile that lit up our 2020
"Mom, I'm going to walk," Min Htet Oo excitedly yelled while getting his second prosthesis fitted recently. Born with a lower limb deficiency, Htet Oo had the first prosthesis fitted in 2018. "We …
2020: A year in pictures
Kenya - Man dashes through a swarm of desert locusts to chase them away in the bush near Enziu, 200km east of Nairobi Large swarms of these locusts have infested over 70 thousand hectares of land …
Central African Republic: ICRC condemns attack on its Bouar office and calls for humanitarian workers to be respected
28-12-2020 Bangui (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to drastically reduce its humanitarian activities in Bouar in Nana-Mambéré prefecture after its office …
Egypt: ICRC, Egyptian Red Crescent provide humanitarian assistance to families most affected by COVID-19
24-12-2020 Cairo (ICRC / ERC) – The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has distributed food and hygiene parcels to 1,500 families …
Oman: Training course on chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear incidents and handling mechanism of hazardous materials
24-12-2020 In November 2020, the Oman Ministry of Health and the ICRC have launched the first phase of a 4-phase training course on the management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear …
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