Ethiopia: 2024 Facts & Figures
January to December 2024 The ICRC has been conducting its humanitarian operations in Ethiopia for nearly half a century. Currently, its activities focus on responding to the needs of people affected …
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Vacancy: (Deputy Protection Coordinator In Charge Of Coaching) - Colombia
Bogotá up to travel 70% in rural areas. Open ended contract (according to Colombian labor legislation) Protection and detention The ICRC Delegation in Bogotá is recruiting experienced, highly …
ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations
15-02-2025 Jerusalem (ICRC) – The continuation of the ceasefire agreement has enabled more families to be reunited as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) safely transferred three …
Health in Detention Project Associate
17F NEX Tower, 6786 Ayala Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City 6 months Health assistance Scope of work Trains on the use of ICRC health data management tools. Manages and encodes all project data …
Peru: Soldiers at VRAEM bases learn the rules of war
Better knowledge of the law fosters greater respect for civilians and better protection for all they hold dear. The remote valley of the rivers Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro (VRAEM by its Spanish …
ICT Specialist
Nairobi Delegation Logistics About the ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and …
South Sudan: ICRC Mobile Surgical Team carries out over 300 surgeries on war wounded injured in the Sudan conflict in Renk town
Renk, a small town in South Sudan's Upper Nile State, is situated on the eastern banks of the White Nile River and is the headquarters of Renk county. Since the outbreak of fighting in Sudan in April …
ICRC president: Upholding international humanitarian law is crucial to reducing escalating costs of war
14-02-2025 Munich (ICRC) – As world leaders gather at the Munich Security Conference, Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns of the mounting costs …
Philippines: Falling in love in… and for the Red Cross
It was a whirlwind, red-letter romance. Mariegen Sumaylo was then a 31-year-old field nurse for the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in 1991 when she first met her colleague, Alfonsito “Fons” Balo, in …
Remuneration Specialist
32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Human resources The HR Shared Services is a central administrative delivery function whose purpose is to …
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