EcoSec Response
This is the third in a series of three handbooks covering project cycle management from the perspective of economic security. The first two handbooks are Assessing Economic Security and EcoSec …
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COVID-19: Millions dealing with sporadic water shortages, crippled health services in north-east Syria
Millions of people in the north-east of Syria are coping with fighting, destroyed infrastructure and lack of critical basic services, on top of the global COVID-19 crisis that has also hit the …
South Sudan: Jonglei State clashes leave hundreds dead and injured as COVID-19 reduces ICRC surgical capacity by 30%
21-05-2020 Juba (ICRC) – An eruption of intercommunal violence in Jonglei State in north-eastern South Sudan has left hundreds dead, many more injured and thousands displaced. COVID-19 restrictions …
South Sudan: National Geographic profiles ICRC’s assistance to people with disabilities in series on Nobel Peace Prize winners
21-05-2020 Geneva (ICRC)—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is one of the five Nobel Peace Prize recipients being celebrated in a documentary series launched today by National …
Afghanistan: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at Afghan Red Crescent hospital in Kabul
Designated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) as one of only four COVID-19 treatment centres in the city, the Kabul Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) District hospital is adapting to …
Egypt: ICRC donates medical and protective supplies to North Sinai, Red Crescent amid COVID-19
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated essential personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) to support the ERC’s efforts in …
Nigeria: Maiduguri entrepreneur brings affordable hygiene to women
When Zainab Lawan Dalorima asked displaced people in Dalori camp what help they need, they mentioned food, shelters, buckets, and praying mats. Many of them had been forced to abandon their homes …
Responding to the humanitarian needs in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti
Facts and figures: July to December 2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nairobi regional delegation was set up in 1973. The delegation's purpose is to carry out humanitarian …
COVID-19 response in Ethiopia
Facts and figures: April to May 2020 The ICRC delegation in Ethiopia has rapidly adapted to the evolving reality of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and is stepping up its …
Statement from ICRC's head of health: COVID-19 crisis underlines a chasm
19-05-2020 A statement from Esperanza Martinez, the head of health for the International Committee of the Red Cross. "This crisis underlines the chasm between health services in developed and …
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