Gaza, Khuza’a – Khan Younis. A joint ICRC and Palestine Red Crescent team evacuate the wounded and dead. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / R. Humeid Gaza, Khuza’a – Khan Younis. An old man is evacuated from his …
The plight of people who have disappeared in armed conflicts, other situations of violence and disasters — and the suffering of their families, all too often ignored — has been a constant concern of …
Statement Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), statement by Peter Maurer, ICRC president, Windhoek, Namibia, 27 October 2014. I am very grateful for the …
29-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – At the annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association , which is being held in Windhoek from 26 to 31 October, senior experts from around the …
As armed conflict expands in Iraq, the ICRC is stepping up its humanitarian work. It has brought food and other aid to more than 1.5 million people since January. The expansion of armed conflict to …
30-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – A new e-learning module , specifically designed to help health-care personnel understand the effects of violence on health care, their own rights and responsibilities and …
Since the beginning of 2014, the ICRC has been providing practical First Aid training sessions for Syrian refugees residing in Zaatari Camp, Jordan's largest refugee camp. The sessions aim at …
30-10-2014 Despite the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, acts of indiscriminate shelling and security incidents continue to put civilians at risk. The approaching winter makes the situation of both …
30-10-2014 Addis Ababa/Geneva (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), today concluded a three-day visit to Ethiopia, during which he held talks with …
When fighting engulfed the Central African Republic, Mikaella, 9, Djaffarou, 14, and Zenabou, 15 – who all have physical disabilities – were unable to flee with their families from their village of …
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