Our humanitarian action in the Philippines (January-May 2016)
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Libya: Thousands received vital food and medical assistance in 2015
The ICRC and the Libyan Red Crescent Society continued to help the Libyan people affected by conflict in the region. In 2015, we provided aid in the form of food and essential household items such as …
Focusing on most urgent needs of Yemenis as conflict enters its second year
Yemen's dreadful conflict has entered its second year with huge and urgent humanitarian needs. Ordinary people have paid the price for the violence which has left millions of Yemenis in urgent need …
Commemorating the Missing
'Commemorating the Missing' portrays the efforts of the families of the missing in Nepal to honour their loved ones. Fifty-nine commemorative memorials such as water wells, pillars, gates, waiting …
Hateymalo Accompaniment Programme Reports
The Hateymalo programme covered the families in five consecutive phases, beginning with a pilot phase in Bardiya District and ending with a fourth expansion into remote districts. Two external …
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands received emergency relief assistance
The ICRC has scaled up its humanitarian response to civilians affected by armed violence in North East Nigeria. In 2016, we continue to provide food , shelter and essential household items to …
Lebanon: Building confidence and community with cooking
In a street in Lebanon, separating Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen and Bab el-Tebbaneh, women from both neighbourhoods have come together to take part in a self-confidence building session with the Lebanese …
Report: Protracted conflict and humanitarian action
… is essential to keep children off the streets and to pass on essential information …
Rwanda: Son finds father after 22 years of separation
… the host family, so he decided to take to the streets, where he lived for about five years. …
Essay competition: The growing trend of violence perpetrated by patient relatives in health-care settings – why?
Violence against health-care has been a growing humanitarian issue with long-term and widespread effects. Attacks against health-care workers, hospitals and ambulances cause disruption in their …
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