Sudan: Making face shields for health care heroes
In normal times, the National Authority for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NAPO)’s Rehabilitation Centre in Khartoum is a bustling place, crowded with people of all ages and different physical …
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Mali-Niger: Climate change and conflict make an explosive mix in the Sahel
… improving access to education, training and jobs, including through micro-economic …
Speech by ICRC president: Protecting civilians in peacekeeping operations
Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the United Nations Security Council in Geneva, Switzerland. War equals destruction. Destruction of the enemy, of …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Béni inhabitants live in climate of tension
The Béni area of northern North Kivu province has endured several years of violence in connection with the conflict between Ugandan armed group the Allied Democratic Forces and the armed forces of …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Facts and Figures - January to June 2022
Over the past 55 years, the ICRC has worked to alleviate the suffering of people affected by conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT). Here's an overview of what we did in the first …
A boy believed to be dead reunited with his family
Two years ago, Hakimullah, a young boy with a physical disability lost contact with his family in the southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan following an armed clash that broke out in his village. …
COVID-19: Lockdown love and longing for family in Zamboanga jail
While jail visits remain on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, detainees and their loved ones maintain contact through video calls. On the 14th of February 2021, Rafael sent his wife Kim a chocolate …
How wheelchair basketball supports social inclusion in Syria
Jess Markt, also fondly known as Captain Jess, spent a week in Syria training coaches, referees, classifiers and players from the six governorates of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Tartus, …
South Sudan: Angry man with gun in hand terrifies a hospital
A man storms into the operating theatre. He is angry and carrying a gun. His wife just died while giving birth despite all efforts by the doctors to save her. He raises his weapon and starts …
Ukraine: Foresters keep alive a century-old tradition
… Through a programme that also creates jobs and clears the region of landmines, the …
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