Syria conflict: Siege and suffering
by Marianne Gasser, head of ICRC delegation in Syria A cold rain was falling as the men carried the small bundle towards me. They were insisting I should take it. A crowd had gathered. The only light …
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Syria: Desperate population needs regular unimpeded aid, whatever talks outcome
Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) - The parties battling each other in Syria's nearly 5-year-old conflict must allow a regular flow of aid to reach all those civilians suffering amid the fighting, whatever the …
Afghanistan: Thousands received life-saving assistance in 2015
Conflict and violence continue to devastate the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan people. In 2015, we provided basic aid, such as clean water and medical care, to those most in need across …
Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi
The ICRC together with its Karachi partners APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University recently finished a study on violence against health personnel …
Working for the ICRC: armed and security forces delegate
The ICRC's armed and security forces delegates (known as "FAS delegates" from the French acronym "forces armées et de sécurité") are at the heart of our humanitarian action. They maintain dialogue …
Palestinian hunger striker in critical state
28-01-2016 Jerusalem: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seriously concerned about the situation of Mohammadadib Ahmad Soleiman Qiq, a Palestinian detained and hospitalized in …
Working for the ICRC: Detention delegate
Detention delegates visit detainees to ensure that they are being treated in a humane fashion. This includes checking that they are being held in acceptable living conditions, can stay in touch with …
Restoring Family Links code of conduct on data protection
Delivering effective and efficient Restoring Family Links (RFL) services requires the collection and processing of large amounts of personal data. A Restoring Family Links Code of Conduct on Data …
A race for survival across Niger’s burning desert
The following account is by Ahmed (not his real name), one of the thousands of migrants who travel through the Sahara including through Niger each year, where the blazing heat and dust challenges …
Missing and consigned to oblivion: the tragedy of Colombia’s unmarked graves
In Colombia there are registers listing some 78,000 missing persons. But we'll never know how many there really are. Many are buried in unmarked graves (bearing the letters 'NN') in hundreds of …
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