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The ICRC in Bangladesh

Bishnurampur village, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Moslem Uddin Sarker is reunited with his mother after 23 years imprisonment.
Map Bangladesh 2010-12

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In Bangladesh, the ICRC seeks to protect and assist people affected by collective and organized armed violence. It promotes awareness and implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) among authorities, academic institutions, law enforcement agencies and armed forces. The ICRC also focuses on building the capacity of its national partner, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

 Through a worldwide tracing network, the ICRC and the Bangladesh Red Crescent reunite missing people with their families, and facilitate the repatriation of vulnerable Bangladeshi migrants from abroad. The ICRC also works to improve and increase access to physical rehabilitation for the most vulnerable disabled people. 

Highlights

Facts and Figures

During 2012, the ICRC:

  • Collected and distributed 59 Red Cross messages containing family news, working in conjunction with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.
  • Facilitated the exchange of 76 verbal messages between Bangladeshis detained abroad and their families back home.
  • Supported the establishment of a new physical rehabilitation centre in Chittagong.
  • Provided training and technical assistance to the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), helping the Centre provide 354 orthotic devices and 35 prostheses for 389 people with disabilities.
  • Discussed with the Bangladesh Armed Forces (BAF) the inclusion of international humanitarian law in their training curriculum
  • Ran eight sessions to raise awareness of international humanitarian law among 486 BAF personnel.
  • Conducted two 'Training of Trainers' courses for 62 members of the BAF, including 20 religious teachers.

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