Afghanistan: Football is making a difference
For many, football is not just a sport. It is passion, it is life, it is religion. And for some others, like Mohammad Musa, Masoud Hamidi and Nangyali, it is a new lease on life. When they lost limbs …
For many, football is not just a sport. It is passion, it is life, it is religion. And for some others, like Mohammad Musa, Masoud Hamidi and Nangyali, it is a new lease on life. When they lost limbs …
10-03-2015 Violence in Nigeria is not only claiming lives and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in the country itself; it is spilling over into neighbouring Chad, Niger and …
For International Women's Day, we show how women play a vital role in helping their communities survive > > Women enduring crisis : photos and video testimonies Women are absolutely pivotal in giving …
A summary of the ICRC's activities in South Sudan since the beginning of the emergency in mid-December 2013 to the end of February 2015. This month's theme: Promoting the laws that protect civilians …
09-03-2015 Bamako / Geneva (ICRC) –Tensions remain acute in northern Mali, where attacks occurred in Kidal once again this past weekend. There was violence in the capital Bamako as well. The …
I met Fatuma and her six kids at their makeshift hut in a camp for displaced families in Beletweyne, a town in central Somalia. With no income and very basic support from humanitarian organizations, …
Civilians must be protected. Arms bearers must at all times make the distinction between the civilian population and …
Women are absolutely pivotal in giving hope and ensuring that their families continue to cope in the most challenging situations. > Feature stories, photos and video testimonies: Syrian women …
Fatuma and her family fled armed conflict in Mogadishu and have been living in a camp for the displaced in Beletweyne city, Hiraan region in central Somalia for several years. The ICRC is helping …
06-03-2015 Colombo (ICRC) – A task force that will include representatives of Sri Lankan government ministries was set up to analyse the causes of overcrowding and to recommend and implement measures …
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