Trainers demonstrate how to carry out an initial assessment of a trauma patient newly arrived in the emergency room. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Rufas Rafi Sircar An ambulance arrives, its alarm blaring. A …
Ms Tabena is back with her only son after long years apart. He was one of 10 children rescued from different armies and armed groups whom the ICRC was able to return to their village in South Kivu …
The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka features a variety of articles, including updates on our work in the country, how we're addressing the needs of families of missing …
The 32nd International Conference, held in Geneva from 8-10 December, brought together representatives from 169 Governments, 185 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International …
The war has brought colossal suffering on millions of people in Syria. 13 million people need humanitarian assistance to survive. 5 million of them are children. Over 4 million people have fled …
Numerous documents on the ICRC website and elsewhere set out the ICRC's position on torture and ill-treatment, and the measures we are taking to put an end to these practices. But any discussion of …
People in rural Laos still risk their lives to fetch water for themselves and their crops. The ICRC is working hard to improve the situation. Most villagers store groundwater in plastic tanks. …
30-12-2015 Nine people have been selected as the winners of the 2015 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The National Press …
Iraq has seen the highest number and fastest rate of people displaced in the world in 2015. Over 3 million people have fled their homes due to intense fighting between Iraqi government forces and the …
Over the past 20 years, the ICRC's Water and Habitat engineers have worked closely with Cambodia's prison service to decrease detainees' stress levels, provide better sanitation facilities and …
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