Iraq: Escaping Fallujah
Around 85,000 people escaped Fallujah during the fierce fighting that recently took place. They sought safety in nearby camps, like in Amiriyat Al Fallujah. Among the people living there is Fawziya, …
Around 85,000 people escaped Fallujah during the fierce fighting that recently took place. They sought safety in nearby camps, like in Amiriyat Al Fallujah. Among the people living there is Fawziya, …
29-06-2016 The jury of the sixth edition of the ICRC's Humanitarian Visa d'Or has unanimously awarded the photojournalism prize to Juan Arredondo for his work entitled "Born into conflict: child …
Shafiq wanted to study in Europe. He has now disappeared, like thousands of other Afghan migrants on the Balkan route. Imagine how it must feel when your 15-year-old son calls you from Iran and asks …
28-06-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are set to begin a four-day meeting on the implementation of …
This pocket-sized booklet adopts a simple pictorial format and aims to raise awareness as to the duties, responsibilities and powers of police and security officials in their daily law-enforcement …
On 27 June 2016, within the context of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the ICRC hosted a panel discussion to examine the increased use by States of restrictive detention …
25-06-2016 Geneva, Juba (ICRC) - Renewed clashes in and around Wau, in the northwest of South Sudan, have forced thousands of civilians to flee in fear. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
25-06-2016 Khartoum (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has postponed an operation scheduled for 23 and 24 June, to transfer detainees held by the Sudan People's Liberation …
Communitarian Hospital of Bangui ICRC doctors and nurses perform a skin graft on a patient at the Communitarian Hospital of Bangui. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Virginie Nguyen Hoang Communitarian Hospital …
The ICRC shares the optimism regarding the partial agreement signed today by the Colombian government and FARC-EP, putting a permanent end to hostilities. We also applaud the efforts and the …
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