Armed conflict, interethnic clashes and tensions, urban violence in some cities, and finally an outbreak of Ebola make the humanitarian and security context in northeastern Democratic Republic of the …
On 8th November 2018, thirty prison authorities from six African countries and ICRC detention experts concluded discussions on tackling problems and challenges facing detention infrastructure at a …
By Mike Mina & Ene Abah We take a lot of things for granted. Sometimes, it's the people we love. But that is not the case for the people who were separated from their families when they left Burundi …
The ICRC statement to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Strengthening Multilateralism and the Role of the United Nations" delivered …
08-11-2018 Yemen/Geneva – As Hodeida sees a dramatic escalation in the fighting around the city, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on warring parties to protect civilians and …
Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar is the tertiary health-care facility that caters to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Recognizing how essential the hospital's services are, and how stretched …
In Peru 20,000 families are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones. Twenty thousand families sit suspended between life and death: unable to mourn or move forward until they know the fate …
A team of 20 medical staff from Rwanda Military Hospital, King Faisal Hospital, and Gisenyi District Hospital attended a three-day course aimed at strengthening their skills to manage patients with …
06-11-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – In Quechua, suyay means “to wait”. It has been 18 years since the end of the armed conflict in Peru, but 20,000 families are still waiting for news of their missing loved …
Dignity of detainees must be at the heart of good prison design, promoting better mental health and more successful integration back into society, according to the new ICRC guidance launched at an …
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