Lebanon: Cooking with grace
… The women cook, and the men deliver. We need jobs to get our men off the streets and away …
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Sandra’s Story: A journey in search for education
… Tourism and Hospitality course and apply for jobs in hotels or restaurants. "I am the only …
Speech by Hugo Slim to the UN Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs Segment
… need to go to school safely. Adults need jobs. And families need homes. These needs are …
‘Protect health services,’ ICRC urges communities
01-10-2016 Port Moresby (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has urged communities in PNG affected by tribal conflict to respect and protect health services at all times. ICRC …
Cameroon: Fadimatou receives vital aid after fleeing conflict in north
… economic activity has slowed and there are no jobs. The area was already suffering the …
Afghanistan: Revisiting the physical rehabilitation centre in Faizabad
Roughly 510 km from Kabul, Badakhshan's provincial capital Faizabad sits high at an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level. The mountainous province of Badakhshan is home to around 1.5 million people …
Ethiopia: For the love of the game
Promoting social inclusion for people with disabilities through basketball. "I have grown to love basketball, I feel like it is my safe space where I can be myself, it makes me happy." Abinet …
Afghanistan: Earthquake kills more than 1,000, deepening a humanitarian emergency
A devastating earthquake in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktika on 22 June has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and injured even more. Following the deadly quake, the Afghan Red …
Ethiopia: Saving lives through explosive ordnance disposal practice
Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), the procedure that renders explosive material safe, evokes images of wires, explosives, protective equipment and delicate procedures. Real-life training for such …
Yemen: Disability is not an obstacle
Samah Hassan, from Taiz, Yemen Samah Hassan is from Taiz, but conflict forced her to move to Sana’a. “My life was so difficult before I got the prosthesis; I had to struggle in my society as a …
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