Inspiring women working to improve people’s lives
Women have had and continue to have a tremendous impact in humanitarian work. Within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), women risk their lives in war zones, visit detainees in …
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Sudan: Helping people with disabilities is this woman's mission
Asmaa Al-Taib is a senior prosthetist and orthotist in South Darfur, Sudan. She is one of the few women working in her field at the ICRC-supported National Authority for Prosthetics and Orthotics. …
Somalia: Encouraged by colleagues, a woman heads Mogadishu rehab centre
As a woman in Somalia, Halima Abdulle is well aware that leadership roles in her country have traditionally been reserved for men. But this reality didn't stop her from rising to the top of her …
An Australian nurse helps a South Sudanese infant fight to live
Jessica holds Nyanene during a quiet moment as the girl’s mother snaps her fingers. Nyanene was hospitalized in Maiwut, South Sudan for a case of pneumonia exacerbated by malnutrition. CC BY-NC-ND / …
Cotabato Facts and Figures 2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first established a permanent presence in Mindanao in 1986 by opening a sub-delegation in Davao City. In 2008, the ICRC opened an office in …
Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action
Beijing (ICRC) – Around 100 law students representing 24 teams from 21 cities/universities across the Asia Pacific region will participate in the annual Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot …
Somalia: Nutrition centre sees big increase in malnourished children
06-03-2017 Kismayo, Somalia (ICRC) - The number of severely malnourished children seeking urgent, life-saving treatment is on the rise at a nutritional centre in Somalia supported by the …
Up for the challenge! The 15th Red Cross IHL Moot to open in HK
Around 100 law students representing 24 teams from 21 cities/universities across the Asia Pacific region will participate in the annual Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition …
Sudan: ICRC facilitates handover of 125 detainees in cross-border operation
05-03-2017 Khartoum/ Kampala/ Juba (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release and repatriation of 125 people detained by the Sudan People's Liberation …
Iraq: ICRC strongly condemns use of chemical weapons around Mosul
03-03-2017 Baghdad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons during fighting around the Iraqi city of Mosul. …
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