11-01-2018 Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will increase its field assistance activities in Sudan's Darfur region in 2018, returning to an area where …
A micro-economic initiative done right Losing a loved one is not only a huge emotional blow, but can also threaten the family’s survival if the deceased happened to be the sole breadwinner in the …
For many years, Antonio was just another statistic for the society and the Panamanian penitentiary system. Tried and convicted, with no identity documents, he got lost among the 17,000 or more people …
Palacký University, in the Czech Republic, is setting a shining example of how academia can help tackle violence against health-care personnel and facilities. In May 2017, it hosted a conference to …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Royal Thai Army jointly hosted the first Regional Workshop on Rules Applicable to Military Security Operations for Asia-Pacific region …
Tabib , meaning "doctor" in Arabic, is a short film set in Syria by Italian director Carlo D'Ursi. Based on real events, the film imagines the final moments of a doctor's life before his hospital is …
Emmanuel (4), Monika (6) and Victor (12) were abducted from their village in South Sudan on the 28 August 2016. “The children were taken around 7pm. That is when we normally sit around the fire place …
Islamabad: Over 30 Islamic scholars and professors of Islamic studies from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Iran gathered in Islamabad for discussions on commonalities between the Islamic law …
During 2017, the security situation deteriorated dramatically in the Central African Republic (CAR), causing massive displacement of rural communities as a result of fighting between a proliferation …
Nicosie (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently organized a two-day study tour to Cyprus for the Georgian and Abkhaz participants of the coordination mechanism it chairs …
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