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Cyclone Idai: Families pay their respects to lost loved ones one year on
Antonio Mongwani looks over the grave of his three-year-old son Fernando who was swept away in the floods that followed Cyclone Idai. He shares with us that he regularly visits the grave situated in …
Syria: After almost a decade lost to violence, emergency and long-term needs are vast
13-03-2020 Aleppo/Geneva (ICRC) – As the crisis in Syria moves into its tenth year, the needs of the people who have endured so much are vast and complex. The statistics are stark: more than 11 …
“She is buried, she is at peace”
ICRC’s forensic specialist relives his experience during the worst cyclones to hit Africa and the southern hemisphere. It's been one year since Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and …
ICRC welcomes ratification of Kampala Convention by Somalia
"Somalia has 2.6 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and more than one million lives in the capital city of Mogadishu," said the Commissioner of the National Commission for Internally …
The ones left behind
Hadiza keeps her sister’s picture by her side constantly. Her sister Kaltum disappeared, with her husband and their children, in 2012. Hadiza’s prayer beads help her cope with the doubt concerning …
COVID-19: Protecting prison populations from infectious coronavirus disease
An outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 in a prison could be devastating to the population there, especially an overcrowded prison where general health is already low. Elena Leclerc, the health in …
Myanmar: Ma Su Hlaing raises awareness of mines, so others don’t lose loved ones like she did
Two years ago, Kyaw Thet and his brother went into the mountains of Hsipaw Township in Myanmar's Shan State, looking for herbs for Kyaw Thet's wife, who was in labour. They never returned. This was …
Myanmar: A tough life made beautiful, in her very own salon
Ma Kyawy Myint is passionate about make-up, so much so that years of hardship and living in camps has not dulled her drive to pursue a career in it. The 22-year-old, who has been living in a camp …
ICRC activities in Libya 2019
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expanded its response to meet Libya ’s growing humanitarian needs in 2019. The resumption of large-scale hostilities in April 2019 combined with …
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