Syria: As economic crisis bites, lack of humanitarian access costs lives every day
… with a devastating domino effect on people’s jobs and income. Almost 90 per cent of …
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A war down memory lane
"When the prisoners of war finally saw the plane, and they went up, that's when the excitement got a little bit contagious. It was just something you couldn't envision, people being prisoners in …
Walking the distance in Myanmar
The smell of rubber and other chemicals welcomes visitors when entering the small workshop of the Hpa-an Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Centre (HORC). Zaw Zaw Aung is weighing chemicals on a balance. He …
Crisis fatigue not an option as global hunger crisis deepens, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement warns
13-09-2022 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The warning lights are flashing on high: armed conflict, climate-related emergencies, economic hardship and political obstacles are leading to a growing wave of hunger …
COVID-19: Millions dealing with sporadic water shortages, crippled health services in north-east Syria
Millions of people in the north-east of Syria are coping with fighting, destroyed infrastructure and lack of critical basic services, on top of the global COVID-19 crisis that has also hit the …
As conflict drags on, daily routine helps Sudanese women escape horrors of war
… work at construction sites or doing other jobs, that were traditionally reserved to men. …
Cameroon: Portraits of women who have left everything behind
Since 2014, the Lake Chad crisis has been affecting the people of Cameroon’s Extreme North region. Hundreds of thousands have fled, most of them remaining inside the country. In 2016, people in …
COVID-19: Fight far from over as virus accelerates in Africa
"It took Africa nearly five months to hit 500,000 COVID-19 cases, but about a month to double that number. Most of these cases are in South Africa, but around the continent we are seeing the virus …
Palestinian women across generations: Once a dream, now a reality
Luzan Jubeh Luzan, who is eight-years-old and lives in Jerusalem, dreams of becoming an engineer. “I want to become an engineer to create buildings and make the world a beautiful place. I will fulfil …
Current issues in IHL- interview with Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC
In October, 2016, Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the ICRC, talked about some most heated IHL issues when interviewed in Beijing. What does the IHL say about terrorism? …
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