Mali: livestock farming – a traditional way of life under threat
… Many livestock farmers have to take on odd jobs for their hosts. Some of the farmers who …
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Afghanistan: Unemployment worsens humanitarian crisis, people with disability among worst affected
… provide for their families since losing their jobs and turning to daily wage labour. The …
Russia - Ukraine international armed conflict: ICRC continues to help people in need
The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine affects millions of people and the recent increase in military operations - as well as the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - are …
Annual Report 2022
… psychological consequences of their stressful jobs. Government workers learnt about … businesses or were assisted in looking for jobs. During post-distribution interviews, … worked towards self-sufficiency by securing jobs or by starting or strengthening small …
Resilience amidst immense loss and suffering: The first six months of 2023 in photos
From the devastating Türkiye-Syria earthquake to the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the eruption of fighting in Sudan, the first half of 2023 saw humanitarian needs …
Brazil: armed violence in the cities and the Safer Access methodology
The local scenario and the Safer Access methodology from ICRC Jaqueline Naibert, a nurse at a Health Unit in Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul), makes a home visit to Ivone de Fátima Soares de …
DR Congo: Displaced people and host communities struggle to obtain essentials in North Kivu
Kinshasa (ICRC) – Since the start of 2023, an escalation in the fighting between armed groups in North Kivu province has displaced some 600,000 people*. Our teams in the field have observed an …
Philippines: Nurse serves conflict-affected communities in Syria and South Sudan
In 2017, just a few weeks after an armed conflict broke out in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Princess Joy Maulana – nicknamed PJae – looked at the chaotic scene before her. A registered nurse working …
ICRC to resize global footprint, maximizing reduced resources in era of declining aid budgets
11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today presented measures designed to maximize the effectiveness of its humanitarian assistance in line with its initial …
Afghanistan: Polio and physical challenge no match for this cricket star’s hard work
The trauma of displacement, the debilitating pain of polio and the scars of discrimination are not visible when Noor Islam Amirzai, part of Afghanistan’s national cricket team for people with …
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