Tajikistan: Activities highlights, 2016
In Tajikistan, the ICRC is helping people affected by the past civil conflict in partnership with the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan. Here are our main activities in 2016: 314 families of the …
In Tajikistan, the ICRC is helping people affected by the past civil conflict in partnership with the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan. Here are our main activities in 2016: 314 families of the …
Even after a conflict ends, landmines and other explosive remnants of war continue to kill and maim, block access to essential services and hinder reconciliation processes. This deadly problem has a …
Mooters from Thammasat University of Thailand listen to Prosecutors’ presentation in the general round. At last, they make it to the final eight. CC BY-NC-ND / Shanshan ZOU / ICRC Mooters from …
18 years had passed since Michael last communicated with his family. He wanted to locate his only son and be reunited again. Nearly two decades since being separated, that long-impossible dream came …
17-03-2017 Geneva/Sana'a (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked by last night's attack on a civilian ship carrying around 150 passengers, including women and …
Momentum is building to creating a binding international agreement that will prohibit the use of nuclear weapons. This video describes why African states will play a central role in this process and …
Nyakosti looks terrified. The 15-year-old knows the surgical team may amputate her leg. Silvana, a pediatric nurse from Italy, wraps her arms around the teenager and whispers in her ear. Nyakosti …
21-03-2017 A three-day seminar on identifying dead bodies in armed conflict and other emergencies got underway today, organized by the ICRC in cooperation with Ukraine's National Association of …
The barangays of Elian, Dapiawan, Madia, Kitango, and Salbo, all in Datu Saudi Ampatuan municipality in Maguindanao Province, are now better equipped to host displaced families whenever armed clashes …
Water is precious everywhere, but there are few places on Earth where water is as precious as in Somalia right now. The Horn of Africa region is fighting a severe drought that threatens thousands of …
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