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Innovation is not new to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). For 160 years, we have met existing, new and future challenges with flexibility and ingenuity while working in some of …
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: When war surgeons save civilians
Aline Manda, a 31-year-old mother of six, was hit by three bullets and wounded by grenade fragments when the bus she was riding came under attack. She received emergency surgery and now lives a …
Remembering Diomède Nzobambona, a caring mentor, leader and innovator
On Sunday, August 22, Diomède was walking in the streets of Bamenda, in Cameroon, when he was attacked by armed men in the middle of the afternoon. He succumbed to his injuries the next day. While in …
ICRC President Peter Maurer addresses meeting on humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Speech given by ICRC President Peter Maurer at a high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on 13 September 2021 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. Secretary-General …
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Cleaners in 31 health facilities trained to control COVID-19
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), has been carrying out an intensive infection prevention and control (IPC) …
“If your animals die, you die with them” – Somali herders defenceless against the climate crisis
In our latest piece exploring the link between climate change and conflict, we focus on Somalia and a way of life under threat. With COP26 on the horizon in Glasgow, UK, communities enduring conflict …
Safe amid storms: Repairing bamboo houses and improving water access in Marawi
Through a cash-for-work programme, displaced families repaired their bamboo houses at the Bito Buadi Itowa village, a transitional shelter for people affected by the Marawi conflict. Bahay kubo or …
Immense power of first aid training at school – a tool which saves and transforms lives
Everyone should learn essential first aid skills, particularly young people who are often the first responders in emergency situations. More lives could be saved if those first on scene were trained …
Malaysia: 18th national IHL moot court competition 2021
Since 2004, the ICRC Kuala Lumpur has been partnering with the local university to organize an International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students argue to prosecute or defend a …
Nigeria: Facts and figures from January to June 2021
Over 2.9 million people have been internally displaced by the armed conflict in the North-East of Nigeria, that's according to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. The International Committee of …
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