South Sudan: Facts and Figures - November 2014
A summary of the ICRC's activities in South Sudan since the beginning of the emergency in mid-December 2013 to the end of October 2014. FACTS & FIGURES November 2014 ICRC IN SOUTH SUDAN Pawel …
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Central African Republic: Civilians still suffering the effects of the conflict
17-11-2014 Tensions mounted in Bangui again last weekend when demonstrations by armed men blocked roads, bringing traffic in the capital to a standstill. The events are part of a rising wave of …
ICRC and UNRWA join forces to help Palestine refugees
14-11-2014 Beirut – Palestinian refugees arriving in Lebanon from Syria are facing harsh winter conditions in the northern Bekaa Valley, where whole families have little or no means of survival. …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Facts and Figures - July to September 2014
A summary of the ICRC's activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between July and September 2014. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and …
DR Congo: A market in the middle of the bush
Basic household goods were recently distributed in the highlands of Kalehe, South Kivu, in the rather unconventional style of a market. Set up for people whose homes had been looted or destroyed when …
Mali: ICRC activities, January – August 2014
Promoting international humanitarian law The ICRC promotes IHL among the Malian armed forces, international armed forces in Mali and other weapon-bearers. It also supports the authorities' efforts to …
Australia: ICRC delegation to Australia in Second World War
It’s a little known fact that during the Second World War, Australia operated internment camps in all of its states. The camps, located in areas as remote as Rottnest Island off the coast of Western …
Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations, United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Fourth Committee, item 53 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 31 …
The ICRC and the Iran-Iraq war: The ICRC Library digs up the Annual Reports
More than two decades after the end of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, tens of thousands of people are still listed as “missing” – no-one knows what happened to them. On 10 October 2014, the ICRC held …
Nigeria: Aid for more than 50,000 violence-displaced people in north-east
05-11-2014 Thousands of people displaced by conflict in north-eastern Nigeria have taken refuge in Maiduguri. On 3 November, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society completed the distribution of …
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