Sri Lanka: A son missing, a family in turmoil
When Punchibanda watched his son leave to join the army in 1995, he could not have imagined the heartache he would have to endure five years later. In 2000, he and his wife were informed that their …
When Punchibanda watched his son leave to join the army in 1995, he could not have imagined the heartache he would have to endure five years later. In 2000, he and his wife were informed that their …
Every two to three months, we visit people detained in relation to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, in prisons run by Ukrainian authorities. In this short video, our delegate Chyngyz Rayimbekov, …
16-02-2017 Video B-roll available for download Nairobi (ICRC) – At a time of increasing concerns about severe drought and potential famine in Somalia, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Addis Ababa (ICRC) - The ICRC has briefed several defense attachés connected to embassies and organizations in Addis Ababa about its mission and activities in South Sudan. The goal of the briefing …
On February 8th, six of our colleagues were targeted and killed in Afghanistan. That same day, a distribution centre in Aleppo was attacked – killing two Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers. Since …
On February 9th, the Kodok hospital received dozens of wounded people. CC BY-NC-ND / Alyona Synenko / ICRC As fighting intensified in the Upper Nile region, the ICRC surgical team in Kodok hospital …
The ICRC's Police and Gendarmerie Delegate, Mark Tony Waine, held a meeting with the African Policing Oversight Forum's (APCOF's) coordinator, Sean Tait, on 7 February 2017, in Pretoria, South …
XXV Regular Session of the General Ministerial Conference of OPANAL. Statement of Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross. Allow me to begin by thanking the Government of …
14-02-2017 Mexico (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, today urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to support the negotiations …
I am an American trainee who is committed to issues affecting vulnerable populations, such as migrants, victims of conflict, sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) and survivors of sexual assault. I …
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