Snapshot: Our work in Mosul from October 2016 to April 2017
A snapshot of our work since the battle for Mosul began: 112,000 people, including host communities and IDPs from Mosul and its environs, benefitted from safe water supply 230,000 people …
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Colombia needs ambition to respond to its humanitarian challenges
Christoph Harnisch Head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Colombia In 2016, we witnessed a historic event for Colombia : the signing of the Final …
Northern Ireland: Healing the wounds of 30 years of conflict
When you think of places still reeling from decades of bitter conflict, Northern Ireland is probably not the first place that comes to mind. But 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement brought …
West Bank: ICRC Office in Hebron Attacked
20-04-2017 Jerusalem (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns an attack which has taken place in its office in the West Bank city of Hebron. At around eleven o’clock last …
Malaysia: IHL moot court competition
Every year, the ICRC organises an International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition where students must argue prosecution and defence of a fictional war criminal charged before the International …
Ukraine: A warm room and hot tea at a contentious checkpoint
In the cold, early morning, Red Cross volunteers bring wood and start a fire at the small temporary building that provides warmth and comfort on the edge of the front line. On the other bank of the …
Cameroon: ICRC distributes food to 200,000 internally displaced people
Clashes and violence in the northern and eastern regions of Cameroon have left millions in need of humanitarian assistance. An estimated 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been …
Women at work with the ICRC
In the framework of the jointly organized EU-ICRC exhibition "Eleven Women Facing War" that you might have discovered at the Parliamentarium, we are glad to invite you to the following event. Women …
Kenya: Responding to the drought affecting the Kenyan coast
The U.N declaration of famine in South Sudan and fears of famine in Somalia steal the headlines, but many in Ethiopia and Kenya are suffering, too. The Kenyan government estimates that 14,000 …
Bangladesh: ICRC distributes food to 19,000 displaced Myanmar people
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), supported by the ICRC, has started distributing food assistance to more than 19,000 people. These people from Myanmar's Rakhine state have been residing …
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