The ICRC in Nigeria

Tangbolosunju, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Children like these are the main beneficiaries of the ICRC health programme in the Niger Delta.

In Nigeria, the ICRC protects and assists people affected by violence, particularly in the Niger Delta and certain states in the north that are prone to inter-communal and political violence. It promotes international humanitarian law and other rules that protect people in situations of violence. Finally, the ICRC supports the emergency-response work of the Nigerian Red Cross. Read full overview.

Highlights

Nigeria: Helping surgeons save lives

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

Nigeria: everybody as one
The ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society bring the best first-aid practices, based on the latest research, to communities where basic emergency care and medical supplies are few and far between.