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.

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