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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A year ago, my classmates and I spontaneously made the descision to visit the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cotabato City chapter office to enlist ourselves as Red Cross Youth volunteers. At the time, …
Juba/Geneva (ICRC) - Residents slowly returning to the South Sudanese town of Leer, in the aftermath of fighting in and around the town last week, say they have little or no food and need advanced …
Aspects of a relief action: ICRC aid to the Palestinians in the weeks following the 1948 conflict. By Charles-Georges Duvanel, ICRC …
"What I am going to do without any money or anything else" Not only was Wilson injured and unable to afford the trip to hospital, no longer able to work, he also lost the means of providing for his …
Brace yourself. This conflict isn't ending anytime soon - Article by Dominik Stillhart, director of operations at the ICRC, published in the Independent on 22 May 2015. In a busy, complex world, we …
Niamey/Geneva (ICRC) – The situation is deteriorating in Diffa in Niger, just across the border from north-eastern Nigeria. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross …
Ever since the beginning of the conflict in north-east Nigeria, the border region of Diffa has been hosting tens of thousands of displaced people, who are living under very difficult conditions. The …
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