In Mali, people’s lives continue to be heavily impacted by the conflict there. Back in September, Martin Schüepp, the new director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
16-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - A team of 11 staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including one doctor, is ready in Donetsk to visit any prisoners of war held in the area, …
From January to June 2022, the ICRC improved access to health care, clean water and livelihoods for people affected by the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado. In collaboration with the Mozambique Red …
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a joint ICRC/IOM Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA22/00158) to establish a new 3-year …
14-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC)—We share the frustration regarding our lack of access to all prisoners of war (POWs) held in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We have been working …
People who had fled the violence in the province of Tanganyika returned to their land in 2019 and 2021. Since their return, they had been trying to get back to their normal way of life, including …
Language matters. Especially when talking about mental health. Using language that is considered discriminatory or stigmatising has a far-reaching and long-term impact on people, their families, …
After decades of conflict and in the midst of a growing humanitarian crisis, Afghanistan is battling to meet the growing domestic needs in terms of electricity. While people of several cities across …
For many people, the word confinement has a direct link to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Colombia, many communities were sadly all too familiar with the concept long before the global health …
It has been eight years since the conflict in Yemen started, impacting millions of people. Lives have been lost, families displaced, homes and infrastructure destroyed, and people's livelihoods …
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