Life in Al Hol
The Al Hol camp, in north-eastern Syria , holds over 55,000 people. It's the size of a small city. Due to intense fighting in north-eastern Syria , people have been forced to flee their homes, …
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Nigeria: Judges, staff of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice focus on IHL at workshop
06-03-2019 Abuja (ECOWAS Community Court / ICRC) – Judges and staff of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS attended a two-day training workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on 6 March …
Nigeria: Responding to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict in 2018
Working in partnership with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the ICRC continues to ensure that those affected by armed conflict and violence in Nigeria are given the assistance, livelihood sustaining …
Ethiopia: ICRC returns to Somali region after 11 years, distributes emergency assistance to IDPs
The ICRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) jointly distributed emergency relief assistance from 21 to 22 February to people displaced by ethnic violence in Eastern Ethiopia. Some 690 …
Zimbabwe: The search begins
This picture is all Jessina Kokai has to remember her son. The 43-year-old mother has registered a tracing case with the ICRC to help find her son Shepherd Murambi who went missing in 2016. Jessina …
2019 forensics competition
If you've come to this page, it's because you either have, are interested in, or will be entering the competition. In a nutshell, the competition calls on students at accredited universities to …
Moscow: Course on safe behavior in dangerous situation for media professionals
Dear colleagues, Application reception for March is closed. Next course will be in Autumn. The ICRC, along with the Russian Humanitarian Mission (RHM), organized a course on safe behavior in …
Operational update on Syria: 6,500 meals a day; helping vulnerable unaccompanied children
04-03-2019 Geneva (ICRC) - An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in the Al Hol camp for displaced people in north-eastern Syria : “While the …
Halima’s testimony: From Baga to Maiduguri’s stadium
A story of hope after displacement Halima Yahya (25 years old) fled Baga around early January this year with her husband (35 years old) and three children (seven, four and two years old). Back in …
China - a hub for ICRC Procurement and Innovative Solutions
The ICRC's assistance activities cover a wide range of domains, including restoring family links, aids to healthcare and shelter, just to name a few, but also distribution of food and Essential …
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