Our work in Armenia in 2017
In Armenia, the ICRC focuses on civilians living in exposed communities along the international border, missing people and their families, mine victims and people deprived of their liberty. We also …
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Yemen: In major breakthrough, ICRC visits conflict-related detainees in Aden
11-02-2018 Sana'a/Aden/Geneva (ICRC) – In an important breakthrough that will allow many families to know the fate of missing loved ones, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has just …
Cyber Dimension of Humanitarian Action in Cities
©ICRC On 11 February 2018, the ICRC and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) jointly organized a side-event entitled the 'Cyber Dimension of Humanitarian Action …
Nigeria: ICRC facilitates hand-over of 13 released persons
10-02-2018 Abuja/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated the handover – from the armed opposition to the Nigerian military – of ten women police officers …
Burundi: One month’s paid work helps 1,000 families
The ICRC funded a public project that provided a month's salary for 1,000 impoverished people as part of its cash-for-work programme. Emmanuel now has enough money to continue paying for his …
Nigeria: Responding to the needs of communities affected by conflict in 2017
Facts and figures The armed conflict in north-east Nigeria has had devastating humanitarian consequences for millions of people across the Lake Chad region. More than two million people have been …
Georgia/South Ossetia: Find those who went missing during conflicts
Geneva (ICRC) – The 12th meeting of the coordination mechanism seeking to account for people who went missing in connection with the conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 and their aftermath took …
Lake Chad region: Six-year-old captive Yacoob reunited with family at last
Yacoob Idriss'* story is like that of many other children living in the Lake Chad region. One morning, armed men attacked his village, Doron Baga, in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno. They …
South Sudan: The phone call that reconnected 2,500 people separated by war
Five years ago, fighting on the border of Sudan and South Sudan split a community in two. Hundreds of families were separated when they fled the violence and lost contact with each other completely. …
Northern Ireland Q&A: What we’re doing and why
This year marks 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed. While the deal brought an end to the period in Northern Ireland known as 'the Troubles', ongoing violence still affects …
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