Ethiopia: A boost to maternal health
More than 20 years ago, Hamida Hassan helped to deliver Fowziya as a traditional birth attendant. With her bare hands and no medical equipment, Hamida received Fowziya into the world, wrapped her in …
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Call for participation for the 2020 Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award
Photojournalism Award Created in 2011 and endowed with 8,000 euros, the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award is awarded each year to a professional photojournalist who has covered a humanitarian issue …
East Africa: Farmers face new locust outbreak even as world battles COVID-19
14-04-2020 Nairobi (ICRC) - As the world battles COVID-19 , farmers in East Africa are facing another devastating outbreak: swarms of desert locusts. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Malaysia: Swift action by authorities reduces COVID-19 risk in prisons
Kuala Lumpur – Taking swift action to protect prison populations from exposure to novel coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ), the Malaysian authorities have stopped pronouncing custodial sentences as …
Responding to disease outbreaks in the time of COVID-19
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a dramatic new threat to the entire population of the world. But it does not have to be catastrophic for people already struggling with war and violence. We, at …
Libya: People caught between bullets, bombs and now COVID-19
12-04-2020 Tunis (ICRC)—Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are caught in an intensifying conflict as COVID-19 threatens to spread and debilitate the country's fragile health system. The International …
COVID-19: ICRC donates personal protection equipment and hygiene products in Brazil
09-04-2020 Brasilia (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) donated personal protection, sanitary and cleaning products on Wednesday and Thursday (April 7 & 8) to the Manaus (AM) …
Sri Lanka: Supporting authorities to protect detainees and public health during COVID-19
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Sri Lanka is supporting the national authorities in their efforts to protect the public and the detainee population against the …
South Sudan: Now is the time to avert the worst in fight against COVID-19
09-04-2020 Juba (ICRC)—South Sudan has a critical window in which actions can be taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 and avert the worst. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) fears …
Philippines: ICRC steps up support to congested detention facilities as COVID-19 looms
09-04-2020 Manila (ICRC) – With the continued spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed its deep concern for the health …
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