Our work in Yemen: September - October 2018
In September and October, the International Committee of the Red Cross gradually resumed its regular pace of activities across Yemen: relief work but also support to health care facilities and water …
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Philippines: Working with stakeholders to find solutions to jail overcrowding
More than 30 key representatives from the national and local government agencies—including the jails, police, prosecution, the judiciary and justice system reform advocates—sat down to address Laguna …
Myanmar: The mother who challenges fear every day
Raising three young girls as a single mother in conflict-ridden Kachin State of Myanmar is feat enough to make Aye Aye Win look like a hero. But there’s even more to her story that draws our …
Millions of people enduring conflict need tradition of humanitarian multilateralism to continue
ICRC Statement to the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, 53rd Plenary Meeting on Agenda item 75 (a) to (c): Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of …
Ethiopia: Historic reforms encouraging; country’s displaced must not be forgotten
14-12-2018 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – In the wave of historic reforms that have swept Ethiopia this year, the needs of the country's displaced people must not be forgotten, the president of the …
Thousands are still missing, thousands are still missing them
The Lebanese Civil War may have ended but for the families still waiting for news on the fate of their missing loved ones, the war isn't over yet. Thousands of people from different backgrounds went …
South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment
The ICRC in South Sudan will expand its primary and secondary health-care services (including mental health and psychosocial support) in the frame of the World Bank-financed health services project …
Protecting vulnerable groups during conflict
Discussions from the perspectives of IHL and Islamic law Islamic law is the bedrock of Islam and one of the three major legal systems in the world today. Owing to its unique characteristics, some …
Ethiopia: “My house was burnt down and farm destroyed”
Between thin puzzle-like roads hugged by coffee trees lies a town called Hadar in the Southern Region of Ethiopia. It is drizzling and grey, but the market area is alive as people from all corners of …
Digital Risks in Situations of Armed Conflict
You can now download the final event report for this Symposium here . The Challenge Digital technologies can offer many opportunities to improve the lives of conflict-affected populations. But there …
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