South Sudan: Airdropping food into marshes
The ICRC is currently airdropping and distributing food rations in Toch, South Sudan, a remote area in Jonglei state – accessible only by boat or aircraft – where 1,500 of the 3,500 families …
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Sudan: ICRC facilitates handover of 18 people in Darfur
Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has assisted in the transfer of 13 Sudanese Armed Forces personnel, three Policemen and two civilians released by the …
Nepal: Growing concerns over vandalism of ambulances
Kathmandu (ICRC/Nepal Red Cross Society) – Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have expressed serious concern over the growing incidents of …
Nepal: Nine years into the peace process, relatives still in the dark about the fate of their missing members
03-09-2015 Kathmandu (ICRC/Nepal Red Cross Society) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nepal Red Cross Society and National Network of Families of Disappeared and Missing Nepal …
Syria: Water used as weapon of war
02-09-2015 Geneva / Damascus – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the civilian population in the city of Aleppo is undergoing enormous suffering because of deliberate cuts to …
Yemen: Two ICRC staff members killed in attack
02-09-2015 Geneva / Sana'a (ICRC) – Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been shot and killed in Yemen. They were travelling with colleagues in a convoy …
Syria: Water as a weapon of war
The work of the ICRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent in the water crisis in Aleppo. Spread the word! Share on Twitter , Facebook , Google+ and LinkedIn Water is the biggest challenge in the …
Cambodia: Building confidence and camaraderie through wheelchair basketball
"I want to let others know that disabled people can play sports too." Pring Thorn was born with one-sided polio. She cannot walk without help, and has spent her life feeling isolated and alone. But …
Colombia: Human beings, inside and outside. Pictures of a life behind the wall.
María. Inside since 14 April 2014. "My youngest son doesn't even know I'm in here. I try to be strong when we talk on the phone, but I can hardly speak. It's a very difficult situation for a mother." …
Azerbaijan: Summer school on international humanitarian law – resting by learning
Summer – usually a time for vacations, sun and hanging around with friends. But for one group of students, summer was a time for new things, in the form of studies and IHL. This July, for the second …
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