Yemen: ICRC activities from June to July 2019
In June and July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) responded to the growing needs across Yemen by supporting healthcare facilities to ensure healthcare provision, especially to …
In June and July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) responded to the growing needs across Yemen by supporting healthcare facilities to ensure healthcare provision, especially to …
In April and May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued implementing its vast range of activities, from relief work and support to healthcare facilities and water …
In its capacity as a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated on 29.01 the transfer of a Saudi detainee from Sana’a to Riyadh. The next day on 30.01, …
In the months of February and March, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued its life-saving activities, relief projects, and interventions on various fronts. The water and …
Zawadi* was just a child when she fled the Rwandan genocide in 1994, losing all contact with her parents. After 25 years without news, she had almost given up hope. But with our help, she finally …
The project brief elaborates on the short- and long-term support that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Red Cross Society (DPRK RCS) …
Athletes with disabilities were full of enthusiasm and sportsmanship as they participated in the recently-held wheelchair basketball tournament at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed …
Bangladesh National IHL Committee (NIHLC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently joined hands to organize a meeting in Dhaka for the National IHL Committees of Asia. The …
Since 2013, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working on water supply in peri-urban areas. Launched in different years, the four ongoing projects mainly involve …
Yasser Abdul Aziz holds his four-year-old Ahmad near the window to help with him breathe during a power cut on a very hot day in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. Ahmad and his brothers, Usama and …
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