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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Amid COVID-19, we must not lose focus on violations and abuses in war
Statement to UN Security Council Open debate: Protection of civilians in armed conflict Secretary-General Guterres' report card on the state of protection highlights the enormous violations and the …
Ethiopia: ICRC supports local manufacture of face shields
The ICRC is assisting six physical rehabilitation centres (PRCs) in four regions to manufacture 3,000 face shields locally in support of the fight against the coronavirus in Ethiopia. At the request …
Joint UN/ICRC Op-Ed on explosive weapons in populated areas and COVID-19
27-05-2020 Warfare must be put on hold to help already fragile health systems and communities cope with the pandemic Joint appeal by Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; …
Call to governments: Work together to stop cyber attacks on health care
On Tuesday, Peter Maurer added his name to a list of more than 40 international leaders calling on the world's governments to take immediate and decisive action to prevent and stop cyber attacks that …
COVID-19: ICRC expands material support to prisons in West Java and Banten
26-05-2020 Jakarta (ICRC) – Ramping up its response to COVID-19, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in coordination with the Directorate General of Prisons of the Ministry of Law …
“People live in fear" – A clinic on the front lines of Libya’s war
“The clashes are a big issue. On many occasions, the bombardment was close. Everything starts to shake around us, so we had to close [the clinic] and run out of fear. The conflict is intensifying …
Malicious use of cyber technology can cause suffering during armed conflicts
Statement to UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting: Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and Capacity Building As delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer to the United Nations and …
South Sudan: Operational highlight of our COVID-19 response in April 2020
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Sudan has adapted its ongoing humanitarian activities for communities affected by conflict and violence to limit the spread of COVID-19. …
EcoSec Response
This is the third in a series of three handbooks covering project cycle management from the perspective of economic security. The first two handbooks are Assessing Economic Security and EcoSec …
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