Community-level economic support provides a lifeline for women in northern Mali
… that although most of the women do numerous jobs to try to make ends meet, making and …
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DR Congo: Displaced people and host communities struggle to obtain essentials in North Kivu
Kinshasa (ICRC) – Since the start of 2023, an escalation in the fighting between armed groups in North Kivu province has displaced some 600,000 people*. Our teams in the field have observed an …
Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award
22-11-2024 Mayara Paixão and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a …
"Patients' stories move me," says South Sudan war surgeon
A war surgeon based in South Sudan, Carina Gianserra has been working for three years at the ICRC treating patients wounded by conflict. Being a war surgeon in one of the organisation's most …
For the hostages in Gaza, the Red Cross is neutral - but we are not bystanders
Neutrality provides us with the ability to try and influence both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war This Opinion by Julien Lerisson was originally published on Haaretz The first phase …
Venezuela: Reducing malaria to improve the lives of people affected by violence in El Callao
The town of El Callao in Venezuela is famous not only for its carnival and brightly dressed madamas, but also for being the centre of the mining industry in the south of the country, and especially …
Beirut blast: ICRC response, until December 2020
… the city. People lost their homes and their jobs, and many were not able to secure an …
Afghanistan: Thousands received life-saving assistance in 2015
Conflict and violence continue to devastate the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan people. In 2015, we provided basic aid, such as clean water and medical care, to those most in need across …
Armenia: Limited access to education – the unseen consequence of conflict
This story is about the coexistence of hope and despair, dreams and reality, children and the conflict. And who better to tell it than the children themselves? Here's Satenik, one of the kids who …
Myanmar: Helping people affected by floods – six months on
Monsoon rains, coupled with high winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Komen, caused devastating floods and landslides in several parts of Myanmar in July 2015. Together with the Myanmar Red Cross …
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