ICRC activities in Libya 2019
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expanded its response to meet Libya ’s growing humanitarian needs in 2019. The resumption of large-scale hostilities in April 2019 combined with …
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Cox's Bazar: Planting seeds for the future
It is a bright summer morning in the southern part of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. Momtaz Begum, a single mother of six children, is out in the field tending her farm along with her eldest son. Back …
International Women’s Day 2020: Women in leadership
Women in leadership positions are still a minority compared to their male counterparts, not just in Malaysia but everywhere across the world. This is a cross-sector trend but is especially evident in …
She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020
Essayist Anais Nin said, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." It is this fortitude that women like Ho Chanty and Momtaz, along with others whose stories we narrate in the …
Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies
07-03-2020 Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the frontline between Sanaa and Al Jawf Governorate in Northern Yemen has displaced tens of thousands of people to Marib Governorate, leaving …
Palestinian women across generations: Once a dream, now a reality
Luzan Jubeh Luzan, who is eight-years-old and lives in Jerusalem, dreams of becoming an engineer. “I want to become an engineer to create buildings and make the world a beautiful place. I will fulfil …
Life without fear is overdue in Colombia
04-03-2020 Bogotá (ICRC) – The growing number of victims of explosive devices and anti-personnel mines, the confinement of communities, ongoing forced displacement and disappearances, attacks on …
The difficult reality of the armed conflict in Colombia
The resurgence of armed activities shows that peace has not yet borne the promised fruit in the most vulnerable regions of the country, where the State has not fully consolidated its presence and the …
Myanmar: New skills training centre for detainees
A newly-inaugurated two-storey building is infusing hope among young detainees at Mandalay Central Prison in Myanmar. The result of a collaboration between the International Committee of the Red …
South Sudan: Hundreds wounded, villages looted in intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State
04-03-2020 Juba (ICRC) – Hundreds of people have been wounded, families forced to flee their homes, and villages looted amidst intercommunal clashes that erupted mid-February in Jonglei State. The …
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