Brazil: "Messengers of Memory"
"The first memory is of the disappeared, but the second memory is of our search for them." A loved one gone missing will remain with family members for the rest of their lives, and their search …
"The first memory is of the disappeared, but the second memory is of our search for them." A loved one gone missing will remain with family members for the rest of their lives, and their search …
17-10-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – Wrapping up a four-day visit to Nigeria, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, met today with Nigerian President Muhammedu …
Decades of violence in South Sudan have shattered hopes for a functional medical system. The Waat Primary Health Care Center we support was originally supposed to provide services to some 45,000 …
As fighting intensifies in Mosul, one million people may try to leave and will urgently need food, water and shelter. We are on the ground ready to help immediately. Here is our presence in …
In Indonesia, the ICRC is: helping the Indonesian Red Cross, the authorities and ASEAN to develop their emergency response; working with the Indonesian Red Cross and local NGOs to support medical …
Statement of Christine Beerli, ICRC Vice-President at the 17th edition Bruges Colloquium , 20 -21 october 2016 Terrorism is a scourge to which the international community has been striving to respond …
Conflict in the Lake Chad region has affected millions of people in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. As a result, malnutrition is one of the challenges that the civilian communities are facing. In …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the conflict at Solferino, Italy between the Austrian and French empires. Henry Dunant happened to witness …
United Nations, General Assembly, 71st session, Sixth Committee statement by the ICRC, New York, October 2016. The principle of universal jurisdiction is one of the key tools for ensuring the …
Migrant children, United Nations General Assembly, 71st session, Third Committee, Statement by the ICRC. Daily events in the Mediterranean, South-East Asia, the Americas, the Gulf of Aden and …
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