Strengthening communities Khine Nu, a mother of six children, is worried about the monsoon season that looms ahead. Her house was washed away during Cyclone Mora in May 2017. Though neighbours helped …
The ICRC has distributed 16,000 food parcels and hygiene kits in southern Russia so far this year to people who fled the fighting in neighbouring Ukraine. We are carrying out these operations with …
… with the extreme stress associated with their jobs. Since their work can get emotionally …
Aya Hajajreh & Her Mother – COVID-19 Nurse Aya Hajajreh, 28, is a nurse in the COVID-19 ward in Al-Maqassed Hospital in Jerusalem. During the peak of the pandemic, Aya, six-months pregnant, insisted …
… 1,800 people worldwide will lose their jobs in the coming months. This figure does … in June What will staff who lose their jobs be entitled to? We will do as much as we …
Bryan*, an 18-year-old detainee at the General Santos City Jail in South Cotabato, Philippines, had a simple desire – he wanted to somehow contact his adoptive mother and tell her, "Do not worry. I …
Bryan*, an 18-year-old detainee at the General Santos City Jail in South Cotabato, Philippines, had a simple desire – he wanted to somehow contact his adoptive mother and tell her, "Do not worry. I …
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As part of its work in detention centres in Somalia, the ICRC set up a vocational training programme in Bossasso prison in 2013. Detainees are able to take courses in carpentry, masonry and sewing. …
On this Women’s Day, we bring to you the story of Chawan Muhammed, a 33-year-old from Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She serves as an inspiration to her peers as she continues to support her …
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