Nigeria: ICRC response to COVID-19
March - April 2020 update Two million people are displaced in the North-East of Nigeria. Many have been displaced more than once and had to leave everything behind when they fled their homes. Today, …
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Management of the dead from the Islamic law and IHL perspectives: Considerations for humanitarian forensics
This article discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence and natural disasters …
Philippines: ICRC response to COVID-19 (May 2020 edition)
With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) adjusted its ongoing programming and launched new initiatives to assist national …
Pakistan: ICRC and PRCS distribute hygiene supplies at places of detention in Sindh to prevent outbreak of COVID-19
The Inspector General of Sindh Prisons appreciated the timely assistance of Pakistan Red Crescent Society and International Committee of the Red Cross in preventing and controlling COVID-19 in jails …
Panama: helping those deprived of their liberty to fight against coronavirus threat
The prospect of the coronavirus pandemic entering prisons is devastating in any country of the world given how difficult it would be, in such precarious environments, to prevent the virus from …
Management of the Dead Under Islamic Law
This document discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence and natural disasters …
Nigeria: A race against time to reunite a family during the COVID-19 pandemic
As fear of the spread of COVID-19 grows in Nigeria and states close their borders, the ICRC rushes to reunite a mother and daughter separated by the conflict. They have been separated for four years …
ICRC writing competition IV: Tackling COVID-19
The International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to organize for the fourth time a writing competition in Arabic to engage the Arabic speaking scholars on relevant IHL discussions and to provide …
Religious and community leaders play pivotal role in relaying critical information on COVID-19
This Ramadan is different in Gaza, as it is for the rest of the world. The religious leaders here have been busy trying to ensure that the faithful follow the safety guidelines and social distancing …
COVID-19: Authorities in Asia and the Pacific should do more to include migrants in their response
29-04-2020 GENEVA (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on governments to systematically include migrants, irrespective of legal status, in their programmes and policies …
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