Eastern Ukraine: The lasting scars of conflict
Semenivka, Ukraine, 2016. A car on the main road of the village close to the frontline. What once was 20 min drive, today takes long hours if not even days. Thousands of civilians are travelling …
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Myanmar: Some days are too much to bear, says woman displaced in Kayin State
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided emergency assistance to over 1,500 displaced families who are currently living in Myaning Gyi Ngu, Ohn Taw, Khamamaung town and their …
Myanmar: Returning to Mindat
… meant they were now displaced, with no jobs, no way to get food, relying only on …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent day 2020
… workers are safe and able to carry out their jobs is crucial for their protection and …
Chasing dreams and defying odds in Bangladesh
“I’m disabled, but I want to make a difference for my country, defying my disability." Shafiqul Islam, 25, was born with one leg much shorter than the other. © Ratan Gomes /ICRC Over 200 youths with …
Afghanistan: Displaced villagers long for home
… competition for the scarce day-labouring jobs. "We'll even work for half pay if it …
Humanitarian situation and ICRC action in Colombia
… Initiatives such as employability training, jobs in private companies and microcredit … life as a result of ICRC efforts to find them jobs in private-sector companies and provide …
Red Cross steps up support to Venezuelan migrants, including refugees, across 17 American countries
… psychosocial support, and formal or informal jobs. "Ahead of the International Donors' …
Somalia: Towards self-reliance with farming cooperatives
In a small rural village near Beletweyne, Somalia, families rely on a cooperative project to grow and harvest sorghum and sesame through the use of community-owned farm equipment. Sharing such vital …
Ukraine: "My husband went to visit his mother. That was the last time I saw him."
Gorlovka, Victoria Ostrovskaya's hometown, was one of the main industrial centres in eastern Ukraine. But with the sudden outbreak of conflict in the country in April 2014, the inhabitants of …
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