Myanmar: Vulnerable homes in the Pauktaw islands
In the tiny Pauktaw islands, near the Rakhine State capital Sittwe, a project is under way to help villagers make their homes cyclone resistant. Many of the houses in Pyaing Taung and Sin Tet Maw …
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Making a case for humanitarian norms in a populist world
President's address at the Human Rights Watch Summit BY-NC-ND / ICRC / A. Paq Switzerland is the birthplace – 150 years ago – of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva …
Papua New Guinea: Earthquake Response Update
On 26 February 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit parts of the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, significantly affecting the Southern Highlands and Hela Provinces. The Papua New Guinea …
Yemen: 71 ICRC staff pulled out of Yemen amid security incidents, threats
07-06-2018 Statement from ICRC's Director of Operations Dominik Stillhart Geneva (ICRC) – Due to a series of incidents and threats, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has pulled 71 …
Papua New Guinea: How the Highlands are coping after devastating 7.5 magnitude quake
On 26 February 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Papua New Guinea. Cracks in the earth now mark the ground throughout the Highlands, seriously impacting people’s access to basic services. …
Humanity at stake ? Humanitarian challenges and response in a complex and insecure world
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Tsinghua University Dear colleagues It's a pleasure to be addressing you today and a delight to be visiting …
New global system to monitor attacks on health care
According to a new global surveillance system, 105 attacks on health-care facilities, personnel or resources were reported in the first three months of 2018. With many countries just beginning to …
South Sudan: Where wealth is counted in cattle, not cash
Keeping livestock healthy allows communities to continue to sustain themselves. “In a country with so many conflict dynamics, you can preventively move with your livestock. You cannot do this with …
Papua New Guinea: Tribal fighters bring back traditional rules of fighting and turn them into law
05-06-2018 Port Moresby / Mt Hagen (ICRC) – As many as 34 councillors from the Nebilyer Local Level Government (LLG) in the Western Highlands Province have agreed to respect and implement the …
Rwanda: Eliane finds her family after 24 years of separation
Eliane Ibemaso is not going to forget 29 May 2018 anytime soon. That's the day she was reunited with her family after 24 long years. Unfortunately, she couldn't meet her parents who had passed away a …
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