Djibouti: A journey of resilience and hope
The unforgiving sun beats down on Taga's back as he trudges through the rugged terrain, not knowing where his journey will take him. He is one of the many refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who …
The unforgiving sun beats down on Taga's back as he trudges through the rugged terrain, not knowing where his journey will take him. He is one of the many refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who …
04-05-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – An estimated 100,000 people fleeing increased violence in Sudan are already seeking safety in neighboring countries including the Central African Republic, South Sudan, …
Alfonso Verdú Pérez is the Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Sudan. He gives us an inside look at the situation on the ground and the challenges he and his team face daily. I would use the words …
The Safer Access to Essential Public Services Programme was developed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the aim of mitigating the consequences of armed violence for …
Henry caring for the wounded in Solferino, Hilda helping hurricane victims in Port Vila, Mohamed monitoring the nutritional condition of the inmates in Baidoa prison, Yulima teaching first aid to …
08-05-2023 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) - today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has inaugurated a new Operating Theatre (OT) in Juba Military Hospital (JMH). The OT will provide …
08-05-2023 Ouagadougou – On World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Burkinabe Red Cross Society express their deepest concern about the spiralling …
'Monitoring Patterns of Violence' is one of a series of twelve projects of the Engineering Humanitarian Action (EHA) initiative launched jointly by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH …
It doesn’t take a physicist to know that time is really relative, and that ten years can feel like ten minutes, while ten minutes can be as slow as ten years. This is how Turki Al-Naimi, a Syrian …
Darien, Panama. Can you imagine that a loved one has to migrate or is forced to migrate and you don't hear from that person for days? Anguish, fear, uncertainty, and despair would be part of the …
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