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ICRC operations in Africa
Activities throughout the world: a country-by-country round-up of the ICRC’s work in Africa.

The initial ICRC 2008 field budget for Africa amounts to 378 million CHF ($339 million/€230 million). This is an increase of around 10 per cent on the initial budget for 2007.

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Darfur, Sudan

The ICRC maintains a strong operational presence in Africa, with activities focused on protecting and assisting people directly affected by armed conflict or other forms of violence. It also works to promote greater recognition and much wider implementation of IHL throughout the continent.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Sudan remain among the ICRC's largest operations worldwide. Despite international peace initiatives, the situation remains volatile in North and South Kivu in the DRC, in Sudan's western Darfur region and in central and southern Somalia, resulting in casualties, population displacement and economic adversity.

In the Central African Republic, the newly opened ICRC delegation is stepping up efforts to meet the needs of the people affected by conflict in the north of the country. In Ethiopia, activities will be significantly reduced as a result of the government's expulsion of the ICRC in July 2007 from the Somali Regional State.

In situations such as eastern Chad where armed conflict has subsided, but the region remains unstable, or in Côte D'Ivoire, Eritrea and Uganda, where displaced people are beginning to return home, the ICRC aims to scale back emergency aid and focus on helping communities rebuild their livelihoods and key infrastructure.

Elsewhere, the ICRC continues to adapt its set-up and operations, downsizing where appropriate.

The country and region names used herein are intended to facilitate reference and have no political significance.
Key document
    27-5-2009
    Eastern Chad: bringing war surgeons closer to the wounded
    More than two years after an explosion of violence shook eastern Chad, some 160,000 people are still unable to return to their homes. Proliferating firearms in the area and the ongoing risk of clashes between the Chadian army and armed opposition groups have created a pervasive atmosphere of potential and actual violence. The ICRC surgical team based in Abéché treats the most serious cases, most of them civilians. Following a three-month assignment there, Dr Ali Touati describes the situation (interview conducted before the clashes of early May).
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Chad)
    Interview Includes Photo

    9-6-2008
    ICRC in Africa: a long-term commitment
    Every year the activities of the ICRC in Africa represent over half of its engagement around the globe. Among ICRC's largest operations worldwide are those in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Chad. The following newsletter provides an overview of the ICRC's activities in Africa in 2007.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)

Annual Report
Feature
    2-7-2009
    Sudan: seed for a better future
    Lingering conflict and unpredictable climate have conspired to bring misery to Darfur. Communities struggle to survive, sharing their scanty resources with people displaced by fighting. To help restore livelihoods and, ultimately, self-sufficiency, the ICRC provides the population with seed, tools, food and technical expertise.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sudan)
    Feature Includes Photo

    2-7-2009
    South Africa: commemorating 150 years since the battle of Solferino
    This booklet is a compilation of photos, artwork and testimonies to commemorate 150 years since the battle of Solferino. It commemorates the birth of the Red Cross and pays tribute to the work done by the ICRC in South Africa between 1963 and 1991.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\South Africa)
    Feature Includes PDF

    30-6-2009
    Eritrea: villages in war-affected areas get clean water powered by the sun
    Working with the authorities and communities, the ICRC is harnessing the sun to provide safe water for Eritreans in remote parts of the region bordering Ethiopia. Michael Kifle of the ICRC’s Asmara office reports.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Eritrea)
    Feature Includes Photo

    12-6-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rachel, or the weight of water
    The population of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, has nearly tripled since 1994 owing to the many waves of people driven from their homes in the countryside. The city's infrastructure was not prepared for such an increase, and over half of residents don't have regular access to drinking water. This has led to poor hygiene and a growing incidence of disease, particularly among the displaced people who have found refuge in the city. Here are portraits of three of them and their daily struggle to find clean water.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Feature Includes Photo

    12-6-2009
    Kenya: the ABCs of dealing with trauma
    In Kenya road traffic accidents, armed violence and other incidents maim and kill numerous people each year. For the injured, medical care is not always within easy reach. The ICRC recently organized a workshop in Nairobi to help doctors brush up on their skills in treating trauma patients.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Kenya)
    Feature Includes Photo

    28-4-2009
    Somalia: surgeons hone their war-surgery skills
    Treating war-wounded casualties in large numbers is never easy. After more than a decade of fighting, Somalia has limited hospital facilities and the country’s experienced surgeons have little time to train others. The ICRC recently helped fill the training gap with a war surgery seminar in Mogadishu, as Nicole Engelbrecht reports.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Somalia)
    Feature Includes Photo

    15-4-2009
    Guinea-Bissau: struggling to survive on Jobel island
    The inhabitants of Jobel are fighting a daily battle against the elements. There is no drinking water and the island is being assailed by the ocean. But from now on, they can count on ICRC support. The organization is constructing rainwater tanks and aims to help improve the fishing yield.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Guinea-Bissau)
    Feature Includes Photo

    31-3-2009
    Zimbabwe: investing in Harare’s water supply
    Although cholera infection and mortality rates have declined recently, the epidemic has claimed nearly 4,000 lives and reportedly stricken over 90,000 people since last August. The ICRC is helping improve access to clean water and ultimately prevent disease.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Zimbabwe)
    Feature Includes Photo

    13-3-2009
    Madagascar: Red Cross volunteers on alert amidst growing tension
    Amid the growing threat of violence in Madagascar, the Malagasy Red Cross continues to mobilize volunteer teams of first aiders all around the island, prepared to help treat and evacuate people injured in political demonstrations. A report from the capital, Antananarivo by the ICRC's Mike Myers.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Madagascar)
    Feature Includes Photo

    2-3-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: the promise of a new day in North Kivu
    Though the situation remains volatile, security is gradually improving in some parts of eastern Congo. Thousands of people are taking the decision to return to their homes. The ICRC is helping them to start their lives over.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Feature Includes Photo

    16-2-2009
    Sudan: sowing seeds of hope
    In Sudan’s Northern Darfur region, all eyes are on the coming planting season as the ICRC prepares to distribute seeds to civilians. A successful harvest will feed for several months over 130,000 people in dire straits. The ICRC's Tamara Al Rifai reports.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sudan)
    Feature Includes Photo

    3-2-2009
    Ethiopia: bringing clean water closer to the people
    Water shortage is a familiar problem in Gemahallo Province in northern Ethiopia. However for the residents of one district in the province, this will now be a thing of the past. The ICRC’s Zewdu Ayalew explains.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Ethiopia)
    Feature Includes Photo

    30-12-2008
    Kenya: helping restore normality to Mount Elgon
    The farming communities in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya were severely disrupted by violence in 2007. Working closely with the Kenya Red Cross Society, the ICRC has been supplying food, seed and farming implements, helping residents of the area to regain their self-sufficiency.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Kenya)
    Feature Includes Photo

    29-12-2008
    Liberia: helping women move towards economic self-sufficiency
    The 14-year civil war in Liberia displaced thousands of families and disrupted the economy for years to come. The ICRC Economic Security Cassava Project in south-eastern Liberia is helping to get many Liberian women back on their feet. The ICRC's Richard Kpah reports.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Liberia)
    Feature Includes Photo

    22-12-2008
    Central African Republic: living in fear of attacks
    As humanitarian aid is distributed to the remote villages in the north of the country, the ICRC`s Angela Hoyt finds out how people are coping with the effects of armed conflict, banditry and other problems.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Central African Republic)
    Feature Includes Photo

    28-11-2008
    ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled: walking tall
    The ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled is celebrating 25 years of helping people to walk and work again. Claire Doole reports on the work the Fund is doing in Africa to improve access to quality treatment and care.
    (ICRC Activities\Assistance\Health\Physical rehabilitation)
    Feature Includes Photo

    26-8-2008
    Ghana: Red Cross comes to the aid of a town divided by inter-tribal fighting
    Clashes between the Mamprusi and Kusasi tribes in the northern Ghanaian town of Bawku have left many people in fear of their lives and separated from their livelihoods. The Red Cross has stepped in to help them through these trying times.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Ghana)
    Feature Includes Photo

    25-8-2008
    Somalia: sparing people from the spears – how a radio show can save lives
    The ICRC, the Somali Red Crescent Society and local radio stations have together initiated a series of radio spots aimed at spreading public awareness of the Somali customary code of war, known as ‘Biri-ma-Geydo’ (literally, spared from the spear), and the basics of international humanitarian law.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Somalia)
    Feature

    30-6-2008
    Côte d'Ivoire: treating and preventing malnutrition
    In Korhogo, northern Côte d’Ivoire, a centre run by the Red Cross Society of Côte d’Ivoire treats children suffering from acute malnutrition. The ICRC has been supporting the centre since 2006, and is also working to prevent malnutrition occurring. Iolanda Jaquemet reports.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Cote d'Ivoire)
    Feature Includes Photo

    30-5-2008
    In northern Uganda, the ambulance is a bicycle
    What to do when the patient is too sick to walk and there is no money to pay for an ambulance? Just send a family member to the nearest health centre to fetch the special bicycle donated by the ICRC. Iolanda Jaquemet reports on this new and affordable mode of medical evacuation in northern Uganda. See also video clip.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda)
    Feature Includes Photo

    15-4-2008
    Chad: restoring lost dignity
    In a society where it is difficult for people with a handicap to find their place, orthopaedic care helps the victims of mines, accidents and road accidents to restart their lives.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Chad)
    Feature Includes Photo

Field newsletter
    12-6-2009
    Eritrea: fact and figures 2008
    An overview of the main ICRC activities in Eritrea in 2008.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Eritrea)
    Field newsletter Includes PDF

    9-6-2008
    ICRC in Africa: a long-term commitment
    Every year the activities of the ICRC in Africa represent over half of its engagement around the globe. Among ICRC's largest operations worldwide are those in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Chad. The following newsletter provides an overview of the ICRC's activities in Africa in 2007.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)
    Field newsletter Includes PDF

ICRC Publication
    29-11-2007
    Africa: Farming Through Conflict
    The brochure, “Farming Through Conflict”, presents fifteen case studies, exclusively of an agricultural nature, that show the diversity of farming practices all over the world. The case studies are intended to go beyond the immediate problems, tragic deaths and broken destinies caused by conflict and to show how people can cope and rebuild their livelihoods. The purpose of the brochure is to illustrate the type of answers that an organisation like ICRC can provide.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)
    ICRC Publication Includes PDF

International Review of the Red Cross
    31-3-2006
    An overview of the international criminal jurisdictions operating in Africa
    The experiences of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the International Criminal Court, have shown that despite being the continent where most of these crimes have been committed in the past couple of decades, Africa is also a continent clearly devoted to furthering accountability for such atrocities.
    (Info resources\International Review\2006 - No. 861)
    International Review of the Red CrossJamie A. Williamson Includes PDF

Interview
    15-6-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: supplying Goma with water
    With ICRC support, the capital of North Kivu has, for the first time in its history, adopted a plan to develop a drinking-water network for all residents. If it is implemented, it will ensure over 740,000 people access to a sufficient supply of clean water. Marc Suchet, head of the ICRC's water and sanitation programme in North Kivu, explains why a comprehensive long-term plan is better than a series of emergency projects.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Interview Includes Photo

    9-6-2009
    Zimbabwe: increased vulnerability of the poorest calls for immediate action
    The ICRC has been working in Zimbabwe for almost 30 years, but since the beginning of 2009 there has been a clear shift towards emergency operations. Thomas Merkelbach is the head of the ICRC regional delegation in Harare. He explains the organization’s priorities.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Zimbabwe)
    Interview Includes Photo

    18-5-2009
    Somalia: treating the war-wounded
    For years Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Mohamed Yusuf defies security risks to run the ICRC-supported Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in his hometown, Mogadishu. He discussed his experiences with Bettina Rühl, a journalist.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Somalia)
    Interview Includes Photo

    12-5-2009
    Sudan: addressing civilians’ needs in complex circumstances
    In Sudan, recent developments, including the expulsion of non-governmental organizations, have had ramifications for the humanitarian situation. As in the past, the ICRC is responding to emergency needs, in coordination with other humanitarian actors. Jordi Raich Curco, head of its delegation in Sudan, explains.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sudan)
    Interview Includes Photo

    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

    2-3-2009
    Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevention and victim assistance
    Armed violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in the provinces of North and South Kivu, includes widespread rape and countless other forms of sexual violence. Mirella Papinutto, head of the ICRC's psycho-social programmes in the country, talks about the activities conducted by the ICRC to prevent such violence and assist the victims.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Interview Includes Photo

    13-2-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: displacements and their many ramifications
    The vast majority of the 1,200,000 people displaced since last year have been given temporary shelter by host families. Manuel Duce Marques, an ICRC nutritionist, explains why this has resulted in a steady deterioration of the local economy.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Interview Includes Photo

    5-2-2009
    Somalia: the everyday fight for survival
    Drought, floods and the effects of 18 years of armed violence and lawlessness have driven much of the Somali population into destitution. Mathias Frese has been working in Somalia for many years as the ICRC's coordinator for relief activities and livelihood support.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Somalia)
    Interview Includes Photo

    28-1-2009
    Madagascar: humanitarian situation gives cause for concern
    Following peaceful anti-government demonstrations last week, violence broke out on Monday in the Madagascan capital Antananarivo. The Malagasy Red Cross Society has been treating the wounded. ICRC head of mission Olivier Gillabert describes the current situation.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Madagascar)
    Interview

    2-7-2008
    Côte d'Ivoire: long-term development must replace emergency assistance
    Claude-Alain Zappella, head of the ICRC’s delegation in Côte d'Ivoire, reviews the main aspects of the organization’s work in the country since the crisis began in 2002, and explains why its activities have changed direction in 2008. He believes that the emergency assistance phase is at an end. The ICRC is therefore encouraging the State and civilian society to assume their responsibilities once again now that the political and military situation has stabilized.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Cote d'Ivoire)
    Interview Includes Photo

    19-6-2008
    Zimbabwe: humanitarian situation is deteriorating
    Zimbabwe is facing hard times. Zoran Jovanovic, the ICRC’s head of the regional delegation in Harare, talks about the challenges the country is facing and what the ICRC is doing to help Zimbabweans meet those challenges.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Zimbabwe)
    Interview Includes Photo

    29-5-2008
    South Africa: ICRC supports local Red Cross in response to urban violence
    Violence erupted in informal settlements and townships in and around the Gauteng Province in Central South Africa on 11 May 2008. The attacks mainly targeted foreigners from Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Since then, violence has spread to several other provinces leaving tens of thousands displaced, and more than 50 dead.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\South Africa)
    Interview Includes Photo

    28-5-2008
    Uganda: building on current successes for long-term stability
    Food and economic security have improved in Northern Uganda over the last three years. But much remains to be done. While witnessing some positive results from the ICRC and other humanitarian programmes, Peter Schamberger, the ICRC's outgoing coordinator for economic security for Uganda, cautions on the need to avoid complacency.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda)
    Interview Includes Photo

    7-5-2008
    Kenya: a vital hub for the Horn of Africa
    Long before the recent post-election violence that set the ICRC and Kenya Red Cross (KRCS) into emergency mode late last year, the delegation in Nairobi has been an important logistics and support hub for the ICRC. After five years on the job, outgoing head of delegation Pascal Cuttat explains the evolution of the ICRC's role over the years and the secret to its effective cooperation with the KRCS during the recent crisis.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Kenya)
    Interview Includes Photo

    21-4-2008
    Comoros: ICRC surgical team on the spot during recent fighting
    As tensions built up in the Indian Ocean nation in March, the ICRC dispatched a surgical team to Anjouan island, to help in case local hospitals became overwhelmed with casualties; interview.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Comoros)
    Interview Includes Photo

    29-2-2008
    Chad: ICRC's independence in humanitarian action explained
    The head of the ICRC delegation in Chad, Thomas Merkelbach, outlines the basic position of the ICRC and its dialogue with all players, civilian and military, including the European military force being deployed.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Chad)
    Interview

Official Statement
Operational update
    12-6-2009
    Chad: chronic insecurity and localized violence in the east of the country
    More than two years after tens of thousands of people were displaced by violent clashes in eastern Chad, humanitarian problems persist as a result of chronic insecurity and localized violence, particularly in the border areas. The ICRC continues to assist the displaced, the war-wounded and detainees, as well as the most vulnerable members of the local population. ICRC activities from January to April 2009.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Chad)
    Operational update

    16-4-2009
    Sudan: responding to humanitarian needs in rural areas
    Over recent weeks, the ICRC has helped to fight a meningitis outbreak in Darfur. Along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ICRC has assisted 18,000 people displaced by violence.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sudan)
    Operational update

    30-3-2009
    Ethiopia: ICRC activities in 2008
    The ICRC continued to assist vulnerable communities affected by armed conflict or violence, often compounded by recurrent natural disasters. It also focused on restoring family links, assisting people detained in Tigray and Afar regions and promoting international humanitarian law.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Ethiopia)
    Operational update

    26-3-2009
    Burundi: the ICRC’s activities in 2008
    The ICRC’s support for the most vulnerable Burundians continued in 2008 in the face of endemic poverty and resumed armed hostilities which led to further displacement of the population. In particular access to drinking water has improved for more than 220,000 people and more than 150 children, who had been separated from their families by the violence in recent years, were reunited with them.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Burundi)
    Operational update Includes Photo

    13-2-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: displacement, a refuge from violence
    After intense fighting resumed at the end of October 2008, some 250,000 civilians from Rutshuru territory in North Kivu had to leave their native villages at the risk of their lives. Today, some are returning home.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Congo-Kinshasa)
    Operational update

    22-1-2009
    Guinea: ICRC activities, January-December 2008
    An overview of the ICRC’s work in the field: protecting detainees, restoring family links, supporting medical services, running water and habitat projects, promoting international humanitarian law and supporting the Red Cross Society of Guinea.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Guinea)
    Operational update Includes Photo

    8-1-2009
    Sudan: medical care, clean water and other reasons for hope
    The situation in Sudan has been relatively stable in recent weeks in comparison with earlier months. Nevertheless, the ICRC has been keeping up its efforts, in Darfur and Southern Sudan especially, to provide support for people adversely affected by the consequences of armed conflict.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sudan)
    Operational update

    31-10-2008
    Central African Republic: ICRC activities from June to October 2008
    An overview of the ICRC's humanitarian activities in Central African Republic from June to October 2008
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Central African Republic)
    Operational update

    21-10-2008
    Zimbabwe: ICRC activities from July to September 2008
    Zimbabwe’s post-election violence has now subsided significantly, but humanitarian needs persist and the ICRC continues to respond. This operational update reports on the ICRC’s activities in Zimbabwe and in the region that the Zimbabwe Regional Delegation covers.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Zimbabwe)
    Operational update

    8-5-2008
    Uganda: ICRC activities January to March 2008
    The ICRC is active in various regions of Uganda, working with national, regional and local authorities, as well as the Uganda Red Cross Society, helping internally displaced persons, reuniting families, improving living conditions and promoting international humanitarian law.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda)
    Operational update

Photo Collection
    18-6-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: families torn apart by the conflict never lose hope
    As part of its mandate, the ICRC works to reunite family members separated by conflict. In North Kivu, as in most war-torn areas, this often involves registering unaccompanied children and advising distraught parents.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

    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

    11-3-2009
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: the ICRC is standing by the population of Kivu
    More than 1.2 million people have fled the fighting in North Kivu since the end of 2007. As security improves in a number of regions some of these displaced persons are starting to return home, but many of them are still staying with host families. Others survive in makeshift, overcrowded camps. Life is touch and go for the displaced, who are short of everything. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of the DRC are providing them with food and drinking water. The two organizations are also supporting hospitals and health centres in the areas concerned and are trying to reunite families who have been wrenched apart by the conflict.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

    12-11-2008
    Zimbabwe: ICRC supports impoverished rural populations
    Years of economic and political strife have taken a severe toll on the people of Zimbabwe, particularly those living rural areas. The ICRC is providing the most vulnerable with food and household items, and helping improve access to water and health care facilities.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

    16-9-2008
    Somalia: bringing health and hope to a beleaguered people
    The ICRC has extended its support to 32 Somali Red Crescent clinics in central and southern Somalia, which have treated over 140,000 patients and provided more than 60,000 vaccinations since January 2008. The organization also continues to support the two surgical referral hospitals in Mogadishu, Medina and Keysaney.
    (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

    20-5-2008
    The many faces of displacement in Africa
    They are forced to travel huge distances, often on foot, to seek safe refuge from the fighting – these are the displaced populations of Africa. The following collection provides a glimpse of the many places in Africa where people are forced to leave their homes.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

    28-1-2008
    Darfur: meeting basic needs and providing vital health care
    The ICRC is the only humanitarian organization with a large-scale operation in Gereida camp in South Darfur, where it continues to provide for the basic needs of over 120,000 displaced people. This gallery presents the latest in a series of images illustrating the organization's activities throughout Darfur, providing for basic needs, health services, war wounded surgery, water and agricultural support.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

    4-12-2007
    Somalia: the faces of an enduring conflict
    In a country ravaged by more than 15 years of armed conflict and natural disasters, the light at the end of the tunnel still seems a long way off. A series of images that show the faces behind the conflict, and what the ICRC is doing to bring relief to its victims.
    (Info resources\Photos\Africa)
    Photo Collection Includes Photo

Press article
    7-5-2009
    Horn of Africa: on the margins of survivalv
    The spectre of famine hovers over East Africa.What can the Red Cross Red Crescent do to help? Article published in the Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No 1, 2009.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)
    Press article

    31-8-2006
    Food Security – a paradigm shift
    In spite of decades of dedicated effort and billions of dollars in aid, hunger still stalks the world. Why is hunger so entrenched? And what is the Movement doing about it?. – Article published in the Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No 2, 2006
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)
    Press article

Video Collection
    10-2-2009
    Somalia: interview with Mathias Frese, ICRC coordinator for relief activities
    Mathias Frese has worked in Somalia for many years as the ICRC's coordinator for relief activities and livelihood support. This short film offers a glimpse of his work bringing relief to the victims of flooding in 2006 and to people who had fled their homes in 2007.
    (Info resources\Video)
    Video Collection Includes Video

    23-7-2008
    In northern Uganda, the ambulance is a bicycle
    When the pain in John Owor's ulcerated leg got too great to bear, his son called out the bicycle ambulance. They had no money to pay for a car so this was the only way John Owor could reach the nearest health centre. The bicycle ambulances are proving popular – so far the ICRC has supplied 15, and more are on the way to help people living in rural parts of northern Uganda. See also feature article.
    (Info resources\Video)
    Video Collection Includes Video

More in this section
    4-7-2008
    Internal Displacement of Populations in Armed Conflicts
    Recommendations made at the 10th joint seminar of the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The seminar was aimed at contributing to the current debate on the problematic of the internal displacement in Africa with a clear focus on armed conflict and other situations of violence.
    (The ICRC worldwide\Africa)

Other site
    1-1-2009
    African Commission on Human Rights
    In addition to performing any other tasks which may be entrusted to it by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the African Commission on Human Rights is officially charged with three major functions: the protection of human and peoples' rights, the promotion of human and peoples' rights and the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
    (Info resources\Other sites\Intergovernmental organizations)
    Other site



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