Doctors Alain Kabakuli, surgeon, and Pierre Kabuya, anaesthetist, explain how war-wounded patients are treated at Bukavu General Hospital with the limited means available in the region. In this video …
03-10-2015 Kabul/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply shocked by the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz, and strongly condemns such violence against …
50 million people in urban areas face protracted and repeated armed violence. The direct impact of conflict is visible and well understood, but there is less research into the cumulative, long-term …
05-10-2015 Juba, 5 October 2015 - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to withdraw all its staff from a humanitarian compound in Leer County, Unity State after it was …
50 million people in urban areas face protracted and repeated armed violence. The direct impact of conflict is visible and well understood, but there is less research into the cumulative, long-term …
Since the start of 2015, the ICRC has provided food, essential relief items, clean water, and health care services to over two million displaced people living in hard-to-reach or isolated areas in …
When there are dozens of seriously injured patients at the entrance to a hospital, who should be treated first? To prepare medical staff for these situation in DRC, we regularly organize triage …
On 8 October, we celebrate the 50th anniversary our Fundamental Principles in action. Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality: the Fundamental …
07-10-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it would welcome all impartial investigations which could help to determine the facts behind the bombing of a …
07-10-2015 Kiev/Lugansk (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is scaling up its activities in Ukraine, in particular in the opposition-held territory of Lugansk Region, after …
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