The ICRC in Angola

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The ICRC in Angola

This country is covered by the regional delegation in South Africa The ICRC in South Africa

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Bomba Alta, Huambo, 1980. ICRC-supported limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre

The ICRC has been present in Angola since 1975, the year which marked the outbreak of the conflict that has been devastating the country for almost 30 years.

Since the Luena peace agreement was signed in 2002 the ICRC has gradually been reducing its activities and its presence in the country as humanitarian needs have decreased. It has handed over its physical rehabilitation programme to the Angolan Ministry of Health and has ended its action to restore family links, having first provided the authorities with a list of persons still being sought, including unaccompanied children.

The Luanda delegation was closed in June 2009, and the ICRC is now pursuing its activities in Angola through its regional delegation in Pretoria, South Africa. The organization is continuing to visit people who have been deprived of their liberty in Cabinda Province and to share its recommendations regarding the conditions and treatment of detainees with the authorities. The ICRC is also endeavouring to support the Angola Red Cross in its efforts to restore family links and to raise people's awareness of the dangers of antipersonnel mines and explosive remnants of war.

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Key document

26-3-2009

Angola: the end of an era

The ICRC has worked continuously in Angola since 1975. The conflict that ravaged the country having ended seven years ago, it is about to close its delegation in Luanda but will continue to monitor the situation from the regional delegation in Pretoria. Maryse Limoner, head of delegation, describes the humanitarian situation today, explains the ICRC’s plans for the future in the country and shares a few lasting memories.

(The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Angola)

Interview Includes Photo

31-1-2005

Angola: FamilyLinks (em Português)

Pessoas procuradas pelas suas familias em relação com o conflito em Angola

(The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Angola)

Photo Collection

28-4-2009

Memories of Angola

Seven years after the end of the conflict that devastated Angola, the ICRC is scaling back its activities there. In July 2009 it will close its delegation in Luanda, but will continue to monitor the situation in Angola from its delegation in neighbouring South Africa. ICRC staff who worked in war-torn Angola as far back as 1975 share their memories.

(Info resources\Photos\Africa)

Photo Collection Includes Photo

9-7-2008

Angola: three decades of service to the war-disabled

Angola has thousands of victims of land mines, a legacy of war. Recently the ICRC handed to the authorities its physical rehabilitation programme, which has assisted victims for nearly three decades.

(Info resources\Photos\Africa)

Photo Collection Includes Photo