Brazil: Portraits of a never-ending wait
ICRC to hold a photo exhibition on families of missing persons in Brasilia. On 16 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will launch an exhibition, A falta que você faz (The void …
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Everywhere for Everyone - #RedCrossDay #RedCrescentDay 2017
On World Red Cross Day, we thank our Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff. …
Never again: Nagasaki must be the last atomic bombing
Appeal by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement On 24-26 April, leaders and experts of 35 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, their International Federation, and the ICRC, …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2017 - Everywhere for everyone
Joint statement, Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC Across the world, crises are increasingly …
2017 Young humanitarian writers competition: Even wars have limits
08-05-2017 The ICRC and The National Press Club Malaysia (NPC), together with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS), celebrate the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day today by launching the 2017 …
International humanitarian law course for practitioners in Brussels 2017 (in French)
Course description Organized by the ICRC and the Red Cross of Belgium, this immersive five-day course in international humanitarian law (IHL) is open to humanitarian practitioners who wish to become …
Tajikistan: ICRC provides medical supplies to Ishkashim District Hospital
05-05-2017 Dushanbe (ICRC) – Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided medical supplies to Ishkashim District Hospital in Gorno–Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast in Tajikistan. …
Kenya: Cash donation helps family fight drought
Halim is holding her 12-year-old, Mohammed, who from time to time hits her unintentionally with both his head and hands. Halim is the mother of 10 children, but it is Mohammed, who has cerebral …
Nigeria: Three children forced to run from war reunited with family
Maiduguri, Nigeria (ICRC) – When the gunfire began, 10-year-old Alkana and her two younger brothers ran for their lives. The military and the opposition were fighting, and the gunfire sent village …
Nigeria: Responding to the needs of people affected by armed conflict in 2017
Decades of armed conflict continue to contribute to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nigeria. The violence in the north-east, spilling over to neighbouring countries, has led to massive internal …
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