Afghanistan: Poignant reunion between father and son
The ICRC in Afghanistan recently helped Suliman, a young boy from Helmand province, reunite with his father after a long separation. In collaboration with the members of the Red Cross and Red …
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Turkish and Syrian Red Crescent deliver food to Syria with ICRC support
21-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – Humanitarian aid has today been successfully delivered into north-east Syria, in an operation jointly organized by the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS), the Syrian Arab …
Talking to all parties to a conflict: Achievement or crime?
Why does the ICRC talk to those whom States call "terrorists"? And why is it so important that States not see our contacts with such groups as criminal? ICRC vice-president Christine Beerli answered …
Guinea: Help for 150 families affected by Ebola
Bawa, Guéckédou, Guinea. Guinean Red Cross and ICRC members prepare to distribute household items to families affected by Ebola. In total, 15 local Red Cross volunteers took part in the distribution …
Nigeria: Becoming less dependent on aid
Vitala Ekwas leads a small community of people displaced by the violence plaguing northern Nigeria. Aid from the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross is making life a little easier, and water is …
Nigeria: Obstacles to aid
Hélène Plenneveaux is deputy head of the ICRC's Nigeria delegation. She explains some of the obstacles encountered in getting aid to the thousands of displaced people in northern Nigeria. The people …
Nigeria: Losing everything
Hafeesu Adamu and Ummu-Salma spent several days in the forest with their children before finding refuge in Yola. They fled with only the clothes they stood up in. Aid distributed in mid-April by the …
Health Care in Danger Report: The untold suffering
"An airstrike destroys the paediatric and premature baby section of a hospital killing, among others, five babies and three mothers. A health-care centre occupied by security forces for days, …
Working to protect health care
Red Cross Volunteers sensitize the community on health issues in Guinea. Health-care workers contribute to ensure that communities, weapon bearers, authorities and other stakeholders accept and trust …
Migrant and refugee deaths a cry to European countries to take humanitarian action
Statement by ICRC president Peter Maurer I am deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of hundreds of lives in such tragic circumstances in the Mediterranean. These deaths of men, women and children, …
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