Colombia: Life-changing potatoes
Fanny and her children fled the violence in their region of Colombia, only to land up in a dangerous, run-down part of Medellín. The ICRC helped them start a mobile potato-selling business. Today, …
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Media debates its role in reporting conflicts and disasters
Hosted by the ICRC, the Asia Pacific Media Conference saw 23 senior media representatives from 12 countries gather in Hiroshima, Japan from 26-28 November 2014. The deliberations lasted a day and a …
Colombia: My beautiful hairdresser
Roger comes from a part of Medellín plagued by gang warfare. If you come from there, no employer will touch you. But Roger was determined to get ahead. Thanks to the ICRC, he was able to open a small …
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement commits support to migrants granted temporary shelter in Indonesia and Malaysia
Statement Geneva, 21 May 2015 – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement welcomes the announcement that thousands of migrants who have been stranded at sea will be able to access …
Cultural property is protected during warfare
The protection of cultural property during armed conflict is based on the principle that: damage to the cultural property of any people means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind (1954 …
South Sudan: Civilians at risk as conflict intensifies
The upsurge in conflict in South Sudan has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee. In the town of Leer in Unity State, 500 kilometers north of Juba, the ICRC has temporarily suspended its …
Iraq: Unimpeded access key to reaching victims of fighting in Ramadi
22-05-2015 Geneva/Baghdad (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent emergency food and water supplies to more than 20,000 displaced people who were forced to flee the …
Philippines: The uncertainty of displacement
In central Mindanao, thousands of people have been living precariously due to recurrent fighting. Pockets of skirmishes often erupt that result in civilian displacement. The hostilities between armed …
Philippines: Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit
Residents in the village of Panicupan, Pikit, had to travel more than eight kilometers on unpaved roads to the town plaza to get potable water. Others relied on dug wells for water, but not for …
Philippines: Life-saving health support without distinction
Unfortunately civilians can be casualties of armed conflicts. Such is the case in some parts of the provinces of Maguindanao and North Cotabato, where explosive devices and recurrent armed clashes …
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