22-03-2019 Pretoria (ICRC)—With over one million people affected by the devastating impacts of Cyclone Idai , many families in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi have been separated or lost contact …
22-03-2019 In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Idai , the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deploying additional staff to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to work with the …
During his visit, Maurer visited Hassakeh and Al Hol camp I have seen the dire conditions and witnessed the efforts to manage the tens of thousands of people pouring into the camp – now hosting over …
Noura lives with her husband Mohammed and their six children in Shati refugee camp. The family cannot afford buying a new pipe to improve their connection to the public water system. CC BY-NC-ND / …
21 Rwandan medical and forensic personnel from the Rwanda Forensic Laboratory and Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) with responsibilities in the management of the dead have completed a …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Ewha Womans University Law School have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in the area of international …
The daytime temperature in Akqi village, located in western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, still lingered below 10 degrees Celsius when we arrived there one day to meet TursunAhun Suratay. We …
Riyadh/Kuwait City (ICRC) – A group of 29 diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majlis Al-Shura, National Human Rights Commission and other governmental entities are attending a course on …
27-03-2019 Beijing (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and the Geneva Centre for …
On 26 and 27 February 2019, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized two sessions to train first responders on how to search for and recover the dead during emergencies. The …
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