Greece: Our work in 2018 at a glance
The sea and the land migratory routes from Turkey to Greece remain dangerous and even deadly, while people continue to get separated, leaving families in anxiety and despair. In 2018, according to …
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Ukraine: Winter along the contact line
Residents of a front-line community transport insulation material, December 2018 A car with insulation material distributed by the ICRC in Luhansk region during the onset of the winter season in …
Brazil: The ICRC's work to help migrants
Migration is a complex, global phenomenon, which has multiple and diverse causes. Regardless of why people leave their country of origin, when they migrate they can become vulnerable. One of the …
Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar
Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, a research report compiled by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, …
All of us are migrants: acting against xenophobia
The Sala de Parto festival (part of the Teatro La Plaza theatre company) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Peru join forces to demonstrate that when we act in solidarity we …
Jordan: Partnership and cooperation is key for emergency preparedness
16-02-2019 Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated on 14 February a meeting to discuss and exchange expertise with representatives of the Ministry of Health, …
Zimbabwe: The Missing | "She'd never leave her son behind"
"The Missing" is a documentary series produced by NBC Left Field together with the ICRC. Matthew Cassel, an independent filmmaker, spent one year traveling with the ICRC to capture the stories of …
ICRC in Kosovo: Facts and figures, January – December 2018
The ICRC continued its operations in Kosovo in support of the families of 1,653 persons who went missing as a result of the armed conflict in Kosovo and its aftermath, aiming to provide them with …
ICRC, NBC Left Field explore plight of families of missing migrants in new series
19-02-2019 "The Missing" is the humanitarian organization's first collaboration with NBC News' experimental video unit, NBC Left Field The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and NBC News …
Cox’s Bazar: Training course helps find method to emergency room chaos
The emergency room of Sadar Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is bustling with activity. A rickshaw-puller who was severely injured in an accident is rushed in by some people. As doctors and …
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