Haiti: Improving detainees' living conditions
Living conditions in Haitian detention centres remain alarming despite efforts to improve them, and important needs have not yet been met. To improve this situation, the ICRC is helping the Haitian …
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Philippines: Round-up of activities in central Mindanao
An update of our activities in central Mindanao, Philippines. Content: The uncertainty of displacement Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit Health: Life-saving support without distinction …
People with disabilities in emergencies
ICRC-hosted event calls for greater awareness and inclusion of people with disabilities during humanitarian crises. More needs to be done to ensure that people with disabilities – both mental and …
Syria: Fading hope of going home
Thousands of families desperately hope that one day they will be able to return to their homes. But with the conflict in Syria now entering its fifth year, that hope is fading. In this interview, …
Extraterritorial targeting by means of armed drones: Some legal implications
This image shows Reaper a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS), part of 39 Squadron Royal Air Force. The Reaper has completed 20,000 operational flight hours in theatre, and is operated from Kandahar …
The Red Cross and Red Crescent fight: Always on the side of people
by Jacques de Maio, head of the ICRC's delegation in Israel and the occupied territories This is our stance – and it's non-negotiable. Even if, all too often, and sometimes precisely because of it, …
One voice, seven Fundamental Principles
As the world's largest humanitarian organisation, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement spans many different peoples, cultures and outlooks. However, all 189 member countries follow …
Nigeria: Aid reaches hundreds found in Sambisa Forest
07-05-2015 Abuja/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross have delivered aid to a group of 275 people, mainly women and children, who had been …
Syria: More access needed as situation deteriorates
The ICRC's director of operations, Dominik Stillhart, has said the humanitarian situation in Syria has deteriorated sharply during the past few weeks and the need for food, water and medical supplies …
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