Liberia: Surviving Ebola with care and cash
The International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières are working together to ensure that Ebola patients get the food they need in order to fight the virus and build immunity. At …
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Iran: regional moot-court competition takes place in Tehran
28-11-2014 Tehran (ICRC) – A regional moot-court competition in international humanitarian law took place in Tehran for the first time on 26 and 27 November, with the National Law University of …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: More than 50 children returning to their families
28-11-2014 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Beginning today, 52 children under the age of 17 will be rejoining relatives after being separated from them for several months. The International Committee of the …
Central African Republic: ICRC helps released captives return home
Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) – Following the release of 10 people held by the Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated …
Colombia: Release of general and two other army members held by FARC-EP
29-11-2014 Bogotá/Geneva (ICRC) – Three members of the Colombian army held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP) since 16 November have today been released. The …
Nepal: Wives of disappeared give mutual support - Nepali Times
Sobha Rani Tharu said her husband's name so softly it was nearly lost in the hot, dry wind. "My husband is Babu Ram Tharu," she said in the pratikchya griha, or waiting place, her lavender scarf …
Chemical weapons use: An unacceptable repeat of history that demands attention
Nineteenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 1 – 5 December 2014, The Hague, Netherlands. Statement by the ICRC. The centenary of the first use of …
Health Care in Danger: News
The Health Care in Danger project was a central topic at the 12th African Union – ICRC joint seminar in Addis Ababa. Similarly, other events and workshops took place over the last few months. States …
New e-learning tool for health-care workers
Are you a doctor in a conflict zone wondering how to conduct yourself with the media, or a nurse wondering how to respond to requests from the police or the military for information on patients? Are …
Promoting respect for ambulance services in Nepal
The Nepal Red Cross Society takes part in several joint initiatives with the Nepal Medical Association and the ICRC to improve the delivery of health care in Nepal – for instance, organizing HCiD …
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