COVID-19: Our Response in Eurasia
As millions of people around the world face a new reality, for some people, their previous reality was already a high-risk one – and COVID-19 just raised the stakes. Eurasia is the backdrop to …
As millions of people around the world face a new reality, for some people, their previous reality was already a high-risk one – and COVID-19 just raised the stakes. Eurasia is the backdrop to …
The first half of the year 2020 was consumed by the widespread shock and disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its attendant restrictions. What began as a global public health emergency …
ICRC statement to Informal Virtual Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended working group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security …
On 28 September 2020, as part of the 75th United Nations General Assembly, the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Somalia, in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United …
An ICRC delegate from Murroe, Co. Limerick, describes her role working in Erbil. Rieke Grainne Hayes is a physiotherapy team leader in the ICRC-run Erbil Physical Rehabilitation Centre in the Iraqi …
The ICRC joined hands with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society's (PRCS) Muhafiz Force volunteers to spread awareness regarding preventive measures against COVID-19 The rapid spread and unprecedented …
This report lays out the extensive discussions and conclusions of a workshop co-organized in Cyprus in October 2019 by the ICRC and the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus. It contains …
27-09-2020 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the humanitarian impact of the conflict escalation along the line of contact, which started on the …
27-09-2020 Delegates representing the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah have agreed to immediately release a first group of 1,081 conflict-related detainees and prisoners, in accordance with the …
Statement to "The Humanitarian Impact of Combined Conflict, Climate and Environmental Risks," High-level Event on the margins of the 75th United Nations General Assembly co-organized by the Kingdom …
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