Facts and Figures
17-07-2014 Facts and Figures
Key Points
ICRC activities in Nepal between January and June 2014:
- Families of missing persons continued to receive interim relief from the government, facilitated by the ICRC;
- Nearly 400 families of missing persons received psychosocial support through the Nepal Red Cross Society/ICRC/NGO project, which further expanded in 17 more districts, reaching 330 additional families. Nearly 1,000 families have benefited from ICRC services since 2010;
- The fate of four missing persons was ascertained;
- Nepal’s international humanitarian law (IHL) committee endorsed the draft Geneva Conventions Bill, paving the way for future enactment; the 5th South Asian IHL conference took place, with support from the government of Nepal;
- Cooperation with the Nepalese armed police force (APF) in international human rights law (IHRL) training courses resumed; similar courses for the Nepal police service were also agreed;
- People injured during unrest/natural disasters received care from trained National Society responders, while armed police force personnel also received training in first aid.