Beyond the violence: Life in north-east Nigeria
Children are among those who have sought refuge from the on-going armed violence These children have been living with their mothers in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yola, Adamawa …
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Mali: Three staff members unaccounted for in the north
18-04-2016 Geneva/Bamako (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that it has had no contact since Saturday with three of its staff members who were on assignment in …
Palestinian refugees from Syria now refugees in Lebanon
The Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon is one of the country's largest, with a population of 30,000, and the war in Syria has brought a surge in numbers. The area is one of …
Pretoria: Over 5,000 migrants contacted their families in 2015
In 2015, the ICRC Pretoria Regional Delegation assisted National Red Cross Societies to provide vulnerable migrants with a phone service enabling them to establish and maintain contact with their …
Afghanistan: Keeping the spotlight on humanitarian concerns
ICRC operations continued apace throughout the first quarter of 2016, despite an upsurge in the fighting, torrential rain and earthquakes. Often working with Afghan Red Crescent staff and volunteers, …
Sexual violence: A tragic and taboo scar of South Sudan’s conflict
An unwanted pregnancy. Exposure to HIV. Physical pain. Psychological scarring. The risk of social isolation. Lower likelihood of marriage. Perhaps worst of all, forced marriage with the perpetrator. …
Liberia: Armed forces train in international humanitarian law
15-04-2016 Monrovia (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has given a four-day training course in international humanitarian law (IHL) to 24 junior and senior Liberian army …
Innovation in international humanitarian law dissemination
What have we learnt over the past decades about the dissemination of international humanitarian law (IHL)? And what kind of innovations have the potential to make dissemination efforts more …
Somalia: 60,000 people affected by drought receive food
15-04-2016 Nairobi/Geneva - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society have begun distributing rice, beans and cereals to nearly 60,000 people affected by …
Philippines: Civilians bear brunt of fighting and dry spell in Maguindanao
15-04-2016 Around 13,000 people in Maguindanao province in central Mindanao who have been displaced for over two months, owing to the armed clashes between government forces and the Bangsamoro …
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