When "toys" explode in Gaza
This is Doaa Yasseen. She's 11 years old and lives in Gaza City. She lost her right hand on 6 May 2015. Walking home from school, she spotted what she thought was a toy and picked it up. It turned …
This is Doaa Yasseen. She's 11 years old and lives in Gaza City. She lost her right hand on 6 May 2015. Walking home from school, she spotted what she thought was a toy and picked it up. It turned …
Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black President, is commemorated every year on 18 July, his birthday, also known as Nelson Mandela International Day. Mr …
As monsoon sets in, the threat of floods looms large over many parts of South Asia, including India. Heavy downpours often result in some damage to homes, roads, bridges and power lines with …
Despite the violence in Juba, South Sudan, our teams are active in places like Wau, where we are helping people who have been separated by conflict find each other. At displacement sites near Wau, we …
12-07-2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) remains extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation after several days of armed clashes in Juba, South Sudan. We are …
594 attacks on health-care services resulting in 959 deaths and 1,561 injuries. Over half of attacks were against health-care facilities and another quarter against health-care workers. 62% of …
The News, a major newspaper in Pakistan, recently reported that 130 doctors were killed and 150 kidnapped in Karachi alone between 2012 and 2014. This comes on top of other violent incidents that …
"Nobody wants to live near a hospital in Aleppo." Javier Senent, president of the Spanish Red Cross That's how Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel García-Margallo summed up the tragedy of …
Complementary to its focus on resilience building and protecting people, the ICRC will maintain its capacity to respond to emergencies. The latest events in Raja and Wau called precisely on this type …
The 2015 Council of Delegates, held in Geneva on 7 December, gathered the representatives of all components of the Movement: the delegations of 185 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the …
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