Celebrating Ramadan amidst Aleppo's destruction
Ramadan has always been a bustling time in Aleppo. Markets are full of people looking for food and produce for their fasting families. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC /Ali Youssef Abu Ahmad had to close his …
Ramadan has always been a bustling time in Aleppo. Markets are full of people looking for food and produce for their fasting families. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC /Ali Youssef Abu Ahmad had to close his …
Aysha Ibrahim is a mother of ten children who lives in Darolebu district, an area located in eastern Ethiopia, where ethnic Oromos and Somalis live alongside one another. The 42-year-old is among the …
First Foundation Course on International Humanitarian Law Presently, the world faces more than 40 instances of armed conflict and other situations of violence across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. …
The relationship between Islamic law and IHL is a unique avenue for strengthening understanding and encouraging debate on humanitarian principles and humanitarian issues, in light of Islamic …
Work goes on at hectic pace as eight people stand on either side of an assembly line, manufacturing wheelchairs for persons with disabilities at the paraplegic centre in Peshawar. Two of the workers …
Wars should end when the fighting stops. But anti-personnel mines continue to kill and maim even though the war is over. And it is mainly civilians who suffer the horrific consequences. …
Humanitarian organizations can help empower governments by providing technical support of providing health-care services in areas affected by violence. In Pakistan, the ICRC's partnership with …
Kamal Siddiqui is the Director of Centre for Excellence in Journalism at IBA (CEJ-IBA) in Karachi. He has over 26 years of experience in journalism. Formerly, he was the editor of The Express …
Karishma clearly remembers the first day of training at Roshni Rehabilitation and Welfare Organization: she was sitting behind a sewing machine with 15 other women, some with children with …
The threat posed by unexploded ordnance (UXO) remains largely unacknowledged due to a lack of awareness and sensitization. To counter this and ensure safety of the population, the ICRC supports …
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