Mali: Medical practitioners trained in war surgery
War surgery consists of treating victims of armed conflicts and violence who were injured by weapons. From 10 to 23 May 2017, 50 medical doctors, who were undergoing specialized surgical training, …
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Mongolia: experts deepen their knowledge of humanitarian law
15-08-2017 Beijing/Ulaanbaatar (ICRC) – A three-day training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) aiming at boosting the regional coordination in humanitarian response, opens today in …
Mali : farming the prison land
Two convicts start their working day in the Niébé fields. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Sidi B. Diarra Niébé, this bean originally from Western Africa, grows on 05 hectares (12.5 acres) of the penitentiary …
18,000 people seek safety in a South Sudan village
Approximately one third of the people living in Deim Zubeir are displaced from Raja, Korogana and Sopo. They live in makeshift camps and came with very little. Some have moved up to three times …
Yemen: War in the time of cholera
With over 20 million reliant on aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Now it's in the grip of a deadly cholera outbreak. On 5 May, the Ministry of Health and Population in …
ROK: International Humanitarian Law Summer Session concludes in Pohang
The group photo of lecturers and participants of “International Humanitarian Law Summer Session”, jointly held by Handong Global University and the ICRC, 8-11 August 2017 in Pohang (Republic of …
South Sudan: Number of hungry, displaced at staggering levels, ICRC president says during visit
17-08-2017 Juba (ICRC) - The president of the ICRC arrived in South Sudan today to view the devastating effects that the country's continued violence is having on the millions of residents on the …
South Sudan: Angry man with gun in hand terrifies a hospital
A man storms into the operating theatre. He is angry and carrying a gun. His wife just died while giving birth despite all efforts by the doctors to save her. He raises his weapon and starts …
Red Cross sees "many opportunities" to cooperate with China in Belt and Road Initiative: official
HONG KONG, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- There are "many opportunities" for China and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to cooperate on the Belt and Road Initiative, based on shared …
Brazil: International Day of the Disappeared 2017: The never-ending wait
What is it like to live with the disappearance of a loved one? How does one learn to cope with the pain and the misery? When does it become acceptable to let their memory fade away? The ICRC brings …
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