Iraq: Families fleeing the fighting in Mosul
On the road going east from Mosul, people fleeing the fighting cross through Gogjali, a Kurdish village located on the way to Al Khazer displaced camp. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / ICRC / A. Qusay On the …
On the road going east from Mosul, people fleeing the fighting cross through Gogjali, a Kurdish village located on the way to Al Khazer displaced camp. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / ICRC / A. Qusay On the …
Many schools in eastern Ukraine have been affected by the armed conflict, with some damaged by shelling. And the conflict is not yet over, so schools still have to protect both students and teachers. …
04-11-2016 The nurses of Penal Institution 31 are currently following an "Advanced life-support measures" course. "The course consists of 150 hours of theoretical and practical training, and will be …
The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Pakistan features a variety of articles, including updates on our work in the country, how we're addressing the needs of people with disabilities, …
A group of 24 Rwandan correctional officers from around the country concluded a five-day training aimed at strengthening their capacity to meet national and international standards in detention for …
Every year, thousands of family members are separated by conflicts, disasters or migration. People suffer terribly when they lose contact with their loved ones and do not know where they are or …
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions. Statement given by the ICRC. Sadly, 2016 marks …
The International Committee of the Red Cross supports the efforts of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) to treat malnourished inmates in Zimbabwe's prisons. This collaboration led …
Elvis Baliwabo was separated from his father during the war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2011 when he was only four years old. He is now eight. His mother died in the …
From January to September 2016: 154 ante mortem date questionnaires from the families of missing persons were collected by the ICRC. 75 sets of human remains and body parts from 4 gravesites were …
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