Protecting prisoners and detainees and restoring family links
©ICRC/B. Hoffman/AZ-E-00192
Zardab, Azerbaijan. An ICRC employee meets the family of a missing person.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/BO-E-00022
Sucre detention centre, Bolivia. An ICRC delegate talks with a detainee.
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©ICRC/A. Gutman/CD-E-00664
Shabunda in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seven former child soldiers are reunited with their families under the auspices of the ICRC.
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©ICRC/V. Louis/CO-E-00185
"La Picota" prison in Bogota, Colombia. An ICRC delegate talks with a detainee.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/EC-E-00051
Quito, Ecuador. Ecuadorian Red Cross office. A Colombian refugee writes a Red Cross message to his family living in a remote area of Colombia.
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©ICRC/T. Gassmann/IL-E-00986
Qalandya checkpoint, West Bank. An ICRC delegate organizes a prison visit for families of Palestinians detained in Israel. The ICRC has been managing such visits since 1969.
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©ICRC/D. Sansoni/LK-E-00290
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. A woman living in a camp for the displaced in Kiran receives a Red Cross message.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00269
Monrovia, Liberia. The main prison.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/PE-E-00130
Yuraccera, Peru. An estimated 200 people disappeared in Accomarca during the armed conflict .The ICRC enables families to participate in clarifying what happened to their loved ones.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/PE-E-00284
Chorrillos high security detention centre for women, Lima, Peru. A sick detainee talks with an ICRC delegate.
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Assistance
©ICRC/M. Kokic/AF-E-00774
Mirwais hopital, Kandahar province in Afghanistan. An ICRC nurse cares for a new born baby in the hospital's paediatric ward.
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©ICRC/M. Kokic/AF-E-00781
Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul. A pyhsiotherapist treats a child who lost her leg after stepping on a landmine.
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©ICRC/B. Hoffman /AZ-E-00220
Ganja, Azerbaijan. A physical rehabilitation centre supported by the ICRC.
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©ICRC/CF-E-00129/J. Björgvinsson
Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic. Working alongside the Central African Republic Red Cross, the ICRC distributes essential household items to families forced to leave their homes.
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©ICRC/V. Mboah/CG-E-00020
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. The ICRC delivers assistance to an orphanage.
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©ICRC/A. Gutman/IL-E-01380
Erez checkpoint. Employees of the ICRC and Magen David Adom evacuate a Palestinian man in an Israeli ambulance.
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©ICRC/D- Sansoni/LK-E-00286
Batticaloa, Kiran. Rice being delivered to a camp for displaced persons.
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©ICRC/L. Satueva/RU-E-00455
Chechnya. An ICRC staff member carries out a hospital check.
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©ICRC/M. Bergen/TD-E-00147
Dar Sila, Dogdore, Eastern Chad. The ICRC distributes aid to the displaced population.
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Training, Education, Awareness
©ICRC/M. Kokoîc/AF-E-00780
Dako, Afgahnaistan. This village was on the frontline of the fighting. Children attend a mine risk education session.
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©ICRC/M. Izard/CF-E-00192
Nabarka, Central African Republic. A Central African Red Cross coordinator explains how to fetch drinking water without contaminating it.
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©ICRC/V. Mboah/CG-E-00052
Near Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Congolese army officers learn about international humanitarian law.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/EC-E-00033
Quito, Ecuador, National School for Officers. The closing ceremony and presentation of diplomas during a course on international humanitarian law.
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©ICRC/R. Sidler/LB-E-00978
Beddawoui camp, Lebanon. Palestinian refugees learn about the dangers of unexploded munitions.
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©ICRC/E. Kiyoi/MN-E-00003
Five Hills training centre, near Ulanbator, Mongolia. An ICRC delegate talks with members of the Cambodian contingent taking part in a multinational peace support training exercise.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/PE-E-00240
Ayacucho, Peru. A student workshop in the Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) programme.
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©ICRC/V. Melnik/RU-E-00393
Grozny, Chechnya. Schoolchildren take part in a first aid training course organized by the Russian Red Cross.
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©ICRC/F. Kakande/UG-E-00247
Masindi district, Uganda. Police officers learn about international humanitarian law.
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