#NewNormal: From East Ukraine to South Russia
… but nothing worked. Now, I am relying on odd jobs. I have never experienced it before." Her …
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Amputation is not the end of the road
… walks on uneven terrain, and does all her jobs with ease. I am thankful for this …
Headquarters staff in Geneva
… process for headquarters? APPLY TO JOBS RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR HEADQUARTERS …
Gaza’s Youth: Suspended Lives, Fading Opportunities
… has limited access to essential services, jobs and opportunities outside of the occupied … able to move freely, travel, and have decent jobs,” Nouran Al-Zaeem, 23, told the ICRC. … in Gaza due to: low-income level and lack of jobs, lack of access to basic services, …
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There are many opportunities to meet us and see how your skills, experience and humanitarianism could make you a perfect fit for a career at the ICRC: face-to-face at job fairs, online job fairs, …
World Food Day: Rising food prices, job losses, and unabated conflict spark fears of rising hunger in communities across Africa
15-10-2020 Geneva (ICRC)—Rising food prices and job losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are raising fears that food insecurity and malnutrition in lower-income communities across Africa are on …
Myanmar: 25,000 flood victims receive grants for jobs and businesses
Four months after the floods that hit Myanmar, vulnerable communities are still struggling to recover. The Myanmar Red Cross and the ICRC are helping 25,000 people near Mrauk U in central Rakhine, …
Displaced from Ukraine: No house, no job... now what?
At the age of 56, Tatyana had to leave her house in Shakhtarsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Fleeing from gunfire and shelling, she went to Krasnodar with her disabled husband. But it's hard to get …
Job vacancies in Gaza - ILOT
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