Lebanon : COVID-19 Response, December 2020
The capacity of Lebanon’s already strained public health sector to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak is limited. The Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations, as well as people in places of …
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Ethiopia: ICRC ensures access to water, sanitation services for 500 IDPs in North Ethiopia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to ensure access to water and sanitation services for people displaced in northern Ethiopia as a result of the recent military …
Venezuela: Renovating forensic facilities to ensure dignity for the dead
"I get really sad when I think about the hardest things about my job. It's never easy recovering a dead body, especially if it's a child, but the chance to give family members some peace of mind is …
COVID-19 Crisis and International Cooperation – A humanitarian perspective
Speech of Jacques Pellet, Personal Envoy of the ICRC President for China and Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, at the Public Health Panel of 2020 Trans-Pacific Future Forum on 2020 …
Nairobi: In the midst of COVID-19, our support to vulnerable groups remained a priority
Our Regional Bulletin 2020, featuring some of the Delegation's activities, including COVID-19 related support. Content: - Keeping COVID-19 out of Kenya's prisons - Education is often severely …
Jordan: Somali Family to Reunite After Five Years Apart
“It’s been five years since I have seen my father, my hero and my support. I was only 15 years old when he disappeared.” Hasan Saeed. Hasan Saeed was 8 years old when his family decided to leave …
Bougainville: Families commemorating their missing relatives and the right to know about their fate
"The last time I saw my brother was in 1990, when he went to drop off my sister and her son at Makaki point in Kieta town. Before leaving, he asked for chicken for dinner and we ate all together that …
Restoring Family Links: Strategy for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 2020–2025 – Including Legal References
The present Restoring Family Links (RFL) Strategy for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 2020–2025 follows up on the previous RFL Strategy for the Movement 2008–2018. All components of our …
Exploring Convergences Between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law: An Introduction
On December 16 2020, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities (IATBU), the International Association of Buddhist Universities (IABU), Shan State …
Webinar: Contemporary challenges to International Humanitarian Law and the Role of the Diplomat
The ICRC Colombo delegation together with the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute of Sri Lanka (BIDTI) are co-organizing a series of webinars on Contemporary challenges to …
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