Humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Mozambique
The ICRC is stepping up its response to the global pandemic, integrating COVID-19 as an important new parameter in its operations. As it continues to respond to the urgent needs of people affected …
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COVID-19: How the ICRC helps children affected by pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures have taken place in virtually all the countries where the ICRC operates. These closures are all too common for communities dealing with situations of …
Somalia: Curbing the spread of COVID-19
Operational highlights COVID-19 is one more threat to the lives, health and livelihoods for those already suffering from the effects of violence and climatic shocks in Somalia. The ICRC Somalia …
ICRC’s engagement with Buddhist circles in Myanmar
From 8 to 9 February 2020, the ICRC delegation in Myanmar, together with the Global Affairs Unit in Bangkok, made a significant step forward in terms of engagements with Buddhist circles in Asia by …
Libya: COVID-19 erodes livelihoods already hard-hit by war
“We didn’t expect this coming. I wake up every morning, having no idea how we will survive the day.” Four years ago, Zainab’s home burned down amidst fighting in western Libya. She and her family …
Bangladesh: ICRC visits the Islamic Foundation
On 1 March 2020, the ICRC paid a courtesy visit to Anis Mahmud, the new Director General of Islamic Foundation and Additional Secretary to the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. An …
Afghanistan: Spike in violence against health care amid COVID-19 threatens millions
Kabul (ICRC) - The recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against health-care facilities, threatens to reduce or prevent access to health services for millions of …
Launch of the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
On 16 June 2020, the ICRC held the online launch of the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, for an expert panel to discuss the …
Webinar: Humanitarian action in the time of COVID-19
Across the globe, we are all feeling the enormous pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic . With the disease rapidly spreading, we see governments reacting primarily to protect their societies from the …
COVID-19 and Violence Against Health-Care – Safer COVID-19 Response: Checklist for Health-Care Services
The Safer COVID-19 Response checklist has been produced for managers of health-care services, individual practitioners and health policymakers worried about the impact of violence against health-care …
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