Ecosec Targeting Guidance
In this guidance, targeting is defined as the process of identifying key vulnerability factors - or a combination of such factors - that make an affected person eligible to benefit from a programme. …
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2021 Olive harvest season in the West Bank amidst a triple challenge
12-10-2021 Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls for safe, timely, and adequate access to olive groves of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank during the yearly olive …
Supporting women’s mental health in the PNG Highlands
Tribal fighting in areas of South Koroba, Hela Province and Enga Province impacts all people in the communities, particularly those who are more vulnerable. Women, with distinct mental and physical …
Philippines: Helping a remote conflict-affected community in Agusan del Sur
Our team trekked to the remote village of Mahagsay to help a farming community that was displaced by armed conflict. An armed conflict forced hundreds of families living in the remote sitios of …
Ahead of COP26, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s five asks to world leaders: “It is not too late to act: the survival of humanity depends on the actions we take today”
The following joint statement can be attributed to Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
Georgia: “Missing Memorial” inaugurated in Tbilisi, a tangible reminder of the disappeared
The Missing Memorial, an installation to commemorate those who are missing in connection with the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008, was inaugurated in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 23 September. …
War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
There’s an old Yemeni saying that if you truly want to know how people are feeling, you should look into their eyes. The eyes reveal everything. Little Alaa’s eyes have already seen a lot of …
Senior military officers from over 90 countries meet to discuss laws of war
Nearly 400 senior military officers from more than 90 countries will convene over the next three weeks at a high-level workshop on the laws of war, also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), …
War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
There’s an old Yemeni saying that if you truly want to know how people are feeling, you should look into their eyes. The eyes reveal everything. Little Alaa’s eyes have already seen a lot of …
War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
There’s an old Yemeni saying that if you truly want to know how people are feeling, you should look into their eyes. The eyes reveal everything. Little Alaa’s eyes have already seen a lot of …
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