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 …
The capacity of Lebanon’s already strained public health sector to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak is limited. The Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations, as well as people in places of …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to ensure access to water and sanitation services for people displaced in northern Ethiopia as a result of the recent military …
"I get really sad when I think about the hardest things about my job. It's never easy recovering a dead body, especially if it's a child, but the chance to give family members some peace of mind is …
Speech of Jacques Pellet, Personal Envoy of the ICRC President for China and Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, at the Public Health Panel of 2020 Trans-Pacific Future Forum on 2020 …
Our Regional Bulletin 2020, featuring some of the Delegation's activities, including COVID-19 related support. Content: - Keeping COVID-19 out of Kenya's prisons - Education is often severely …
“It’s been five years since I have seen my father, my hero and my support. I was only 15 years old when he disappeared.” Hasan Saeed. Hasan Saeed was 8 years old when his family decided to leave …
"The last time I saw my brother was in 1990, when he went to drop off my sister and her son at Makaki point in Kieta town. Before leaving, he asked for chicken for dinner and we ate all together that …
The present Restoring Family Links (RFL) Strategy for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 2020–2025 follows up on the previous RFL Strategy for the Movement 2008–2018. All components of our …
On December 16 2020, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities (IATBU), the International Association of Buddhist Universities (IABU), Shan State …
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