Geneva (ICRC) – In an effort to boost a health system devastated by war, the Red Cross and Red Crescent opened a free treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Yemen, which has suffered from a high...
On 15 September, ICRC Africa deputy regional director Linh Schroeder gave evidence to the UK International Development Committee as part of a panel of humanitarians. Linh was joined by Selena Victor,...
Statement to United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation and Peace and Security As delivered by ICRC President Peter Maurer Mr. President,...
Jess Markt *Jess Markt, ICRC Disability Sport & Inclusion Advisor, is an internationally-acclaimed wheelchair basketball coach who has travelled across the world to help the ICRC train and establish...
Maritime Security Operations (MASO) 2020 workshop was organized, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to raise awareness on the appropriate steps to address...
Alors que le COVID-19 fait la une de l’actualité dans la plupart du monde, les conflits armés n’ont pas cessé au Sahel. Au contraire, les incidents armés se sont accentués, provoquant des...
While COVID-19 dominates the headlines in most parts of the world, there has been no let-up in the armed conflicts in the Sahel. In fact, there has been a rise in incidents of armed violence,...
With no running water, thousands in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have to make a long and dangerous journey to fetch water every day. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a further...
Depuis l’apparition début mars 2020 de la COVID-19 dans la région, voici ce que la délégation régionale du CICR à Dakar a réalisé jusqu’à fin août pour contribuer à la riposte contre la pandémie...
Geneva (ICRC) -- Increasing violence in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has led to a 62 percent spike in deaths and more than a million[1] people being forced to flee their homes over the last year...