Colombia: How do I tell my daughter I was raped?
Sandra feels sick. She has just come out of a counselling session. Reliving it all has turned her stomach. Her daughter is eight months old and won't settle; she only quietens when her mother puts …
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Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi
The ICRC together with its Karachi partners APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University recently finished a study on violence against health personnel …
Afghanistan: Thousands received life-saving assistance in 2015
Conflict and violence continue to devastate the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan people. In 2015, we provided basic aid, such as clean water and medical care, to those most in need across …
Myanmar: Helping people affected by floods – six months on
Monsoon rains, coupled with high winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Komen, caused devastating floods and landslides in several parts of Myanmar in July 2015. Together with the Myanmar Red Cross …
Ukraine: Residents rebuild war-damaged homes with ICRC support
… of skilled workers who have lost their jobs due to the conflict, and the ICRC is …
Syria: How much longer will the fighting rage?
… is struggling and there are fewer and fewer jobs and functioning businesses. No family and … is struggling and there are fewer and fewer jobs and functioning businesses. We contacted …
Philippines: Improving health monitoring for inmates in Navotas jail
A lump on the forehead of Jose* developed soon after he was sent to jail in October 2012. What he thought was a "pimple" deteriorated over time. He has been detained for four years now in Navotas …
Speech given by ICRC president at Human Rights Council, 2016
… society growing – education for its children, jobs for its adults, security for its most …
The ICRC's work for people with disabilities, January-September 2015
Through our physical rehabilitation programme and the Special Fund for the Disabled, the ICRC aims to help anyone with a disability. This includes including victims of armed conflict, other …
Kenya: Hope for women after Lamu attack
… had the energy to farm or look for manual jobs that could feed her family. Good news …
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