The stories behind the images The ICRC Physical Rehabilitation Programme is pleased to invite you to an event to mark the 40th anniversary of its activities towards persons with disabilities. Since …
A story of the devastating effects of Nigeria's conflict, told through the lens of three children's cameras Since 2009, Maiduguri in North East Nigeria has been at the centre of a conflict that has …
29-08-2019 Pretoria (ICRC) — Families in southern Africa who are looking for a missing relative now have a new online tool to help them in their search. Trace the Face , a secure website created and …
Baghdad (ICRC) – On 29 August, the Prime Minister’s Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly hosted a homage to missing people and their families in Iraq at the …
Aldoma Abulgasim owns a lot of livestock. Today, he is driving his cattle towards the vaccination point. Aldoma and his herd follow a path that meanders through a landscape dotted with dried trees. …
Hiywot Gebreegziabher, a 40 years old woman, returned home to Ethiopia in 2017 after living as refugee in Eritrea for many years. When she arrived in Mekelle town in north Ethiopia, she was worried …
Opinion: Peter Maurer, ICRC President Fighting in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Violence in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. The major conflicts in Africa have lasted years, if not …
The Physical Rehabilitation Programme was set up in 1979. Although the ICRC had previously carried out some physical rehabilitation activities, the programme’s creation marked the beginning of a …
The ICRC continued its operations in Azerbaijan during the first half of 2019, delivering humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict . Through our offices in …
As harsh as it may sound, what do you think is "better"? Being killed by a human being or by a robot? If international humanitarian law (IHL) applies to humans and they are obliged to respect it, …
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