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Papua New Guinea: The earthquake that crushed homes and wrecked lives
The last couple of years had been tough enough for Yapanu Daniel, a widow and mother of four. Having lost her husband in 2015, she had been working tirelessly to put food on the table for her four …
Mali–Niger: Ending the alarming cycle of violence in border region
04-05-2018 Bamako / Niamey / Dakar (ICRC) – Communal violence has intensified in Mali, with recent clashes in the region of Menaka along the Mali–Niger border killing dozens of civilians. The …
China: Senior military officers seek greater respect for law of armed conflict at sea
08-05-2018 Shanghai (ICRC) – Senior military officers from 19 countries in Asia and the Pacific have gathered in Shanghai for a regional workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea to be held from 8 …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2018
Joint statement, Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC Nobody seems to know how many muscles it …
ICRC deplores loss of civilian life in airstrikes on densely populated neighbourhoods of Sana’a
08-05-2018 SANA'A (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the intensive airstrike campaign on densely populated neighbourhoods of Sana'a since the beginning of this …
Photojournalism - Call for entries for the 2018 edition of the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award
Theme: urban war and the consequences for people forced to hide or flee. Created in 2011 and endowed with 8,000 euros, the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award is awarded each year to a professional …
DPRK: Training increases awareness of blast trauma management
Staff from the Ministry of People Security (MoPS) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea received training on blast trauma management from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). …
ICRC: Jordan quarterly update
Highlights of our work in Jordan between January and March 2018. January - March 2018 ICRC: JORDAN QUARTERLY UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN JORDAN 11,235 Syrians and Jordanians in Madaba and Karak …
ICRC and World Bank partner to enhance support in fragile and conflict-affected settings
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Bank met today to establish a strategic partnership focused on improving support to the millions of people living in extreme poverty …
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