COVID-19: ICRC expanding its assistance to Papua
Jakarta (ICRC) – The spread of COVID-19 is yet to show any signs of slowing down and its threat to prisons including in Papua remains a challenge. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
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Myanmar: Community-based production of reusable fabric masks to help mitigate risks of COVID-19
ICRC supports displaced communities in an effort to mitigate COVID-19 and encourage sustainable living by providing textile supplies for mask production and distribution in Kachin and Rakhine, …
High level humanitarian dialogue with the Russian Federation
Statement Statement following the meeting between Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and ICRC President Peter Maurer Moscow (ICRC) – On November 17, 2020, Russian Minister of Foreign …
The Book About Me
The Book About Me is part of the Birds in Flight programme, which was started in 2010 by the Swedish Red Cross to address the needs of children who have developed or are at risk of developing mental …
ICRC humanitarian response in South Sudan: January to September 2020
Throughout the first three quarters of 2020, despite the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the South Sudan Red Cross …
Palestinian influencers join Red Cross/Red Crescent efforts to fight COVID-19 misinformation
Jerusalem - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) have partnered with Palestinian social media influencers to help try and combat …
International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
The International Conference is a unique forum bringing together the world's largest humanitarian network and nearly every government. It is a major event on the humanitarian calendar and the premier …
Gathering Evidence-Based Data on Violence Against Health Care
When the worst calamities or extreme events occur, health-care personnel are often the first point of contact for victims and their relatives. But shockingly, these same personnel are frequently the …
ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier addresses prohibition of use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Statement Speech of Dr. Gilles Carbonnier, Vice-President of the ICRC — 16 November 2020, Geneva Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, …
Yemen conflict: the detainee transfer that builds hope for the future
It is one month since the ICRC helped to transport home more than 1,000 former detainees. It was the largest wartime transfer operation the ICRC has been involved in for nearly 70 years. Two ICRC …
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