Health Situation in Yemen
After seven years of unabated conflict, the health system across the country has been severely weakened. About half of the health facilities in country are out of service while many of the …
After seven years of unabated conflict, the health system across the country has been severely weakened. About half of the health facilities in country are out of service while many of the …
For decades, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has significantly impacted the livelihood of people living in conflict-affected communities. The year 2020 was especially hard for them – first, due to the …
H.E.L.P. Course calendar for 2022 published The International Committee of the Red Cross had published the calendar of the Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course for 2022. In …
Olivia Hill has worked in numerous humanitarian emergencies across the world. The British midwife has just finished a year long mission with the ICRC in Myanmar and looks back on her time in the …
Rosa's children share a hammock, but she has to sleep in a different one, without her husband. "We don't all fit into one," she explained to the staff of the ICRC when they asked her how many …
… or humanity. They want their lives back: jobs, functioning schools, safety for their … workers are not allowed to do their jobs. I must reinforce that aid is not a …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized an online panel discussion on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 14:00 CEST, to discuss and introduce its new report on Avoiding Civilian Harm …
Each day, all members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, especially the volunteers, work relentlessly to ease the suffering of those experiencing hardships such as those caused …
… from far away. "There's no water. There's no jobs," said Zuhura Fumo, a 23-year-old mother …
A lump on the forehead of Jose* developed soon after he was sent to jail in October 2012. What he thought was a "pimple" deteriorated over time. He has been detained for four years now in Navotas …
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