Sport, disability and the ICRC: Social media round-up
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Over 235,000 people received treatment at ICRC physical rehabilitation centres worldwide between January and September 2015. In Asia, the ICRC helps people with disabilities in 11 countries, …
03-12-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The Director for the Near and Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria as winter approaches …
During the past few weeks, thousands of people returned back to their villages of Al Luhaib, Albu Mousa, Darweesh, Arab Fadhil and Al Egedat in Diyala province. Displaced for more than a year, …
As part of the #aDay4All campaign, come and join us on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for a passionate exchange on sport and disability, featuring live testimonies on the …
Physical rehabilitation centre, Sana'a, Yemen. Hayat means "life" in Arabic, but at the age of three, little Hayat has experienced more sorrow than most adults. Her home in the Al-Qaflah area of …
02-12-2015 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have treated three women injured in the deadly attacks of 29 November in the North Kivu town of …
Cause for celebration as a local organization supported by the ICRC opens a new physical rehabilitation centre. On 11 November, staff at the Georgian Foundation of Prosthetic Orthopaedic …
Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 30 November – 4 December 2015, The Hague, Netherlands. Statement by the ICRC. The ICRC first wishes to …
Three athletes from Viet Nam prepare for the 2015 Asean Para Games and test their new high-tech prostheses. These prostheses are more durable and lighter than conventional ones and allow them to run …
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