Myanmar: Six months on in the Rakhine crisis
Leaving home In Maungdaw, on the Alal Than Kyaw Beach, men, women and children wait for boats to cross to Bangladesh. They fashion temporary shelters from whatever materials they can find, including …
Leaving home In Maungdaw, on the Alal Than Kyaw Beach, men, women and children wait for boats to cross to Bangladesh. They fashion temporary shelters from whatever materials they can find, including …
21-02-2018 Damascus (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for restraint and access to the wounded after the deadly escalation of fighting that has hit Damascus in …
It's been six months since violence broke out in the Rakhine state and over 688,000 people have fled to Bangladesh, seeking shelter and safety. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Sheikh Mehedi Morshed These …
“When the water drips from the bucket on to my face, it feels a little bit like rain," says Panda Mabor. Along with her cousin, she collects water for her family. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Mari Aftret …
20-02-2018 Sana'a/Geneva (ICRC) - As fighting along Yemen 's Red Sea coast continues, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging all parties to the conflict to protect and respect …
Democratic Republic of the Congo The existence of children associated with armed groups remains a heart-breaking reality as armed conflicts drag on in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …
People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in the population of Mali. Adequate physical rehabilitation services are few and far between, especially since the armed conflict and growing …
16-02-2018 Geneva/Munich (ICRC) – As Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is relentlessly deteriorating amid persistent armed conflict, violence and …
Like other health care facilities in Mali, Gao regional hospital effectively collapsed when various armed groups took control of the north in 2012. With the ICRC's involvement and support, the …
Missing people The ICRC supports the families of missing people in their quest to ascertain the fate and whereabouts of their missing relatives. It promotes its mandate, history and activities to …
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