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Follow the Sun: A Digital Launch of the Data Protection Handbook (2nd ed.)

Here you can find the recordings of all the panels For the official launch of the second edition of the Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action , the ICRC has organized an all-day digital …

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Ethiopia: The pain of separation

 I don't care for myself. But the only thing that I couldn't stand is to see my little kid suffer from the agony of separation. Senait and her husband were married for more than a decade. They have a …

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Mozambique: World cannot ignore growing violence and humanitarian crisis

Northern Mozambique is engulfed in a conflict that is getting worse. Hannah Matthews headed up the ICRC’s work in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The British aid worker looks back on her two …

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Alive until proven dead: Unwavering hope for families of missing in Libya

The images have been seen around the world: Migrants trying to cross the high seas from Libyan shores in a desperate bid to reach Europe. Many don’t make it, their bodies washing ashore, unnamed and …

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Iraqi families of missing: The wounds that do not heal

30-08-2020 Today marks the International Day of the Disappeared – a day created to remember missing persons worldwide and put the plight of their families on the agenda of decision-makers. In Iraq, …

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Humanitarian impacts and risks of use of nuclear weapons

10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons I. Introduction 1. On 2 March 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the …

Report

Tunisia: The painful uncertainty of the families of the missing

3 families, 3 stories, a shared distress: that of not knowing the fate of your missing child. When faced with uncertainty and without reliable information, all scenarios become possible, including …

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Syria: Tens of thousands of families with no news of loved ones

28-08-2020 ICRC, Paris – International Day of the Disappeared marks a little-known and complex humanitarian issue: the plight of families searching for loved ones who have disappeared. This year, the …

News release

In Lebanon, addressing question of missing persons remains a humanitarian priority for ICRC

On the International Day of the Disappeared, the ICRC reiterates its commitment to help and support all stakeholders working towards clarifying the fate of missing persons and alleviating the …

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International Day of the Disappeared: In Serbia, 29 years on, search continues for more than 10,000 missing

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with the Coordination of Serbian Family Associations of the Missing, Killed and Perished in the conflicts in Former Yugoslavia, Red …

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