Kuala Lumpur (ICRC/NDUM) – The Malaysian deputy minister of defence launched the first-ever regional centre for Military and International Humanitarian Law. Hosted on the campus of the National …
24-08-2017 Tripoli (ICRC) – Hospitals in Libya are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies even as they see an increase in patients, leading the ICRC to donate a new round of needed medicines …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the African Union (AU) celebrated 25 years of Partnership, at a reception held in Addis Ababa, on 9 June 2017. The aim of the cooperation was …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close collaboration with the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Department, organized a Roundtable from 30 to 31 May 2017, aiming to hold …
Panel on the protection of medical workers and facilities in armed conflict The ICRC delegation to the African Union participated to a Panel Discussion on the Protection of Civilians organized, on 18 …
11th meeting of focal persons in charge of multilateral affairs in Africa The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to the African Union (AU), convened the ICRC focal persons in …
The ICRC and its partners invite persons with disabilities, designers, engineers, humanitarians and entrepreneurs to join forces for ' Enable Makeathon 2 ' and develop affordable assistive …
25-08-2017 The ICRC strongly deplores last night's airstrikes in Sana'a, which killed 14 people and injured another 16. The casualties included at least 5 children, the youngest of them only 3 years …
Alice Acayo, 42-year-old. "In 2003, my 12 year-old son, Geoffrey Orenga, went missing. We have waited so long and now our hope of his ever returning is fading. This is his goat. I take care of her. …
Families whose loved ones go missing in armed conflict live with grief and pain unlike any other. They face many difficulties in day-to-day life as a result of their loved ones being missing. Women …
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