Azerbaijan: The prisoner's guardian angel
Pierre Reichel worked for the ICRC in Nagorny Karabakh during 1994 and 1995. He recently talked about his experiences May 1996. The ICRC takes part in the transfer of detainees, in its capacity of …
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Venezuela: Reducing malaria to improve the lives of people affected by violence in El Callao
The town of El Callao in Venezuela is famous not only for its carnival and brightly dressed madamas, but also for being the centre of the mining industry in the south of the country, and especially …
Beirut blast: ICRC response, until December 2020
… the city. People lost their homes and their jobs, and many were not able to secure an …
Community-level economic support provides a lifeline for women in northern Mali
… that although most of the women do numerous jobs to try to make ends meet, making and …
DR Congo: when food insecurity adds to the hardships caused by violence
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 …
South Africa: Taking forensics beyond the lab and the crime scene
African forensic science experts have started exploring latest techniques and approaches ensuring the dignified identification and management of the dead to enable them to help communities affected …
What are the triggers for global conflicts, and what can we do about them?
… in contexts of fragility: education for kids, jobs for adults and security for communities. …
Ethiopia: Humanitarian crisis fuels hardship for people with disabilities in Afar
The humanitarian needs in Afar are huge. Many people living with disabilities do not have access to medical services. Getachew Gesese sits on a cemented edge of a flower bed, under a flagpole in …
"Patients' stories move me," says South Sudan war surgeon
A war surgeon based in South Sudan, Carina Gianserra has been working for three years at the ICRC treating patients wounded by conflict. Being a war surgeon in one of the organisation's most …
Crisis fatigue not an option as global hunger crisis deepens, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement warns
13-09-2022 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The warning lights are flashing on high: armed conflict, climate-related emergencies, economic hardship and political obstacles are leading to a growing wave of hunger …
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