Life without fear is overdue in Colombia
04-03-2020 Bogotá (ICRC) – The growing number of victims of explosive devices and anti-personnel mines, the confinement of communities, ongoing forced displacement and disappearances, attacks on …
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The difficult reality of the armed conflict in Colombia
The resurgence of armed activities shows that peace has not yet borne the promised fruit in the most vulnerable regions of the country, where the State has not fully consolidated its presence and the …
South Sudan: Hundreds wounded, villages looted in intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State
04-03-2020 Juba (ICRC) – Hundreds of people have been wounded, families forced to flee their homes, and villages looted amidst intercommunal clashes that erupted mid-February in Jonglei State. The …
Myanmar: New skills training centre for detainees
A newly-inaugurated two-storey building is infusing hope among young detainees at Mandalay Central Prison in Myanmar. The result of a collaboration between the International Committee of the Red …
A complex panorama of abuses in Colombia
Humanitarian challenges 2020 New dynamics in the violence, coupled with old types of behaviour by armed actors, draw a complex map of increasingly destructured armed groups, hindering our ability …
Health care under threat in Colombia
Humanitarian challenges 2020 In 2020, the peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army) will be four years old. This …
Colombia: Protecting dignity amid conflict
Editorial Christoph Harnisch Head of the ICRC Delegation in Colombia In 2019, explosive devices and mines killed or maimed a new victim nearly every day; people had to flee their homes or …
Venezuela: Supporting the most violence-affected population in 2019
In 2019 Venezuela experienced an increase in social tensions, and its economic and social situation deteriorated, giving rise to a shortage of essential goods, health care, and other essential …
Para Games: Myanmar’s athletes aim for gold in Manila
I am constantly training to achieve my dream of becoming a champion athlete — Min Htoo, Swimmer Hla Yamin EAIN/ICRC I have been practicing all year long and I will not make this effort a waste — Htoo …
Myanmar: She is breaking gender stereotypes, engineering change
"When you mention the word engineer, the local communities immediately think that a man will show up," says Mary Hkawn Tsin, an engineer with the ICRC's team in Kachin State. Mary is part of the …
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