Kenya: My assessment of aid
In this video Safina Bavuga, a Congolese refugee in Kenya, describes the humanitarian assistance he has received since arriving in Kakuma camp. He proposes some improvements that could be made and …
In this video Safina Bavuga, a Congolese refugee in Kenya, describes the humanitarian assistance he has received since arriving in Kakuma camp. He proposes some improvements that could be made and …
After nearly half a century of conflict, the villagers living on the banks of the Rio Caguan in southern Colombia are cut off from basic health care. Diseases which should be minor rapidly become …
On 7 February 2014, the ICRC completed its 100th visit to the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, where its delegates have been monitoring the detainees' living conditions since …
The biannual advanced training course in international humanitarian law for university professors took place at the Humanitarium, the ICRC’s new conference and visitors' centre in Geneva, from 4-7 …
The meeting covered conditions of detention and protection for especially vulnerable groups of detainees. This first in-depth meeting examined relevant protections drawn from a variety of …
During the India-Pakistan conflict in 1965, the ICRC was recognized as a neutral intermediary, which allowed its delegates to visit prisoners of war and civilian detainees, assist in repatriation and …
On a visit to New Delhi, the ICRC director-general discusses the strategic partnership between his organization and the Indian Red Cross Society and outlines the humanitarian services the ICRC has …
Policy documents ensure that the ICRC is consistent over time and that we are predictable and credible in our work. These documents, adopted by the ICRC Assembly , take into account the external …
In Somalia, decades of conflict and natural calamities have frustrated the normal coping strategies of its otherwise resilient population. To mitigate the impact of recurrent shocks to Somali …
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