Chad: Surviving against all odds
In July 2023, I was sent to eastern Chad to meet people who had fled Sudan on foot because of the violence. I spent two weeks in an ICRC-supported hospital with patients recovering from bullet …
In July 2023, I was sent to eastern Chad to meet people who had fled Sudan on foot because of the violence. I spent two weeks in an ICRC-supported hospital with patients recovering from bullet …
As a result of armed conflict, natural disasters and migration, people sometimes get separated from their families, go missing or die. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the only …
Our social inclusion project is offering people with disabilities equal opportunities to showcase their knowledge and skills, ability to learn, work and be gainfully employed in Ethiopia. Through …
Geneva – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appalled to see the human misery that has unfolded over the last week in Israel and Gaza. Civilians - including women and children, …
13-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — Nothing can justify the horrific attacks Israel suffered last weekend. Our hearts go out to people who lost family members or are worried sick about loved ones taken …
13-10-2023 A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC’s regional director for Africa Geneva (ICRC) – Six months after the conflict broke out in Sudan, I feel pained and frustrated. This tragedy has …
Statement delivered by Laurent Gisel, Head of the Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at the 78th session of the United …
Between 2021 and 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convened a global advisory board of high-level leaders and experts from the legal, military, policy, technological, and …
12-10-2023 A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva (ICRC) – The human misery caused by this …
Jeanne Egger – the ICRC’s first female delegate after the Second World War – passed away in September 2023. “I found it hard to live without a commitment to work or to a person you want to help.” …
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