Like any adolescent, José Gregorio has a head full of dreams, but growing up in the crowded neighbourhood of El Cementerio, in the Santa Rosalía Parish of southern Caracas, he knows his chances of …
People go missing in Africa during armed conflicts, other situations of violence, disasters and in the context of migration. In addition to missing persons themselves, their families bear the brunt …
It is with great sadness that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that one of its staff died on August 23 following injuries sustained the day before during an attack in …
The big family gathers in a small living room along with relatives, all huddled together on sofas and rows of chairs, some trying to squeeze in through the doors to cast a quick glance. They look …
24-08-2021 On the International Day of the Disappeared, we remember all the people who went missing during the many years of armed conflict in Iraq. Today, we stand with their families, whose pain …
Resolve Platform is a comprehensive web-based solution developed by the ICRC to be offered to partners – governments, experts, agencies, organizations, etc. – to help record, process, store, archive …
Situated on the very busy Al-Abass Bin Abd Almotaleb Road in Madaba is a thriving charcoal sales business run by Khaled Abbas, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. His store, located in this highly commercial …
How are new technologies changing the search for missing people? What opportunities and risks does this shift entail? And what should humanitarians know about it? To mark the International Day of the …
Many communities in North-East, North-Central and South South regions of Nigeria have faced renewed violence in recent months. While we continue to provide emergency assistance including food and …
Sa’adi, a 30-year-old farmer, is the mother of four-month-old Abubakar Husseini. Following the birth of her son, she had to take care of her three other children and was not producing enough milk to …
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