Hopes for peace amongst tribal fighting in Hela
"In a blink of an eye we lost loved ones, our schools, the aid post, and many properties which took us time, resources, and money to acquire. Our children are not going to school. We are stuck in our …
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Protection of Health Care and Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agencies and health-care providers coexist, including in emergency situations not related to armed conflict, such as various forms of collective violence. These moments of interaction …
Restoring destroyed homes in Donetsk
70-year-old Lyudmila lives in the village of Blizhneye, in the Donetsk region. Her home was heavily damaged due to hostilities in March 2022. "We were at home that day, my son and granddaughter had …
In photos: Vice President Gilles Carbonnier’s first visit to the Philippines
Mr Carbonnier checks a building damaged by armed conflict at Marawi’s most affected area. ICRC/Jojo Sescon Unidentified human remains from Marawi’s most affected area are buried at the Maqbara …
Request For Launching Framework Agreement for Power Generators
Dear Madam, Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to launch a Request for Tender in connection with the following project: Framework Agreement for Purchase of power …
Gaza: Third Humanitarian Diwan
Opinion leaders and the ICRC join efforts to promote principled humanitarian action in Gaza At a time when humanitarian action is facing mounting challenges across the globe, the guiding principles …
Afghanistan: Child pneumonia, malnutrition spikes as families face impossible choice: eat or heat
24-11-2022 Kabul (ICRC) – As winter sets in across Afghanistan and as the economic crisis worsens, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeing a spike in cases of child pneumonia …
Bangladesh: Workshop on developing protocol to tackle scabies in prisons
Similar to prisons around the world, scabies is a recurrent health problem in places of detention in Bangladesh. One major challenge is that there is no national protocol for scabies management in …
ICRC and Indonesian Armed Forces host workshop on laws of armed conflict for senior military officers from 85 countries
23-11-2022 Bali, Indonesia — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) are hosting the Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military …
Kenya Drought response: Facts & Figures May - November 2022
According to the Kenyan authorities, over 4.35 million people living mostly in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) face severe food insecurity. Below-average rainfall has protracted across four …
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