COVID-19: “An Explosive Situation in Terms of the Number and Volume of Humanitarian Needs” 10/07/2020, About Us / Global / Health & Safety Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world continues to grapple with several unknowns. The ICRC, one of the largest humanitarian organisations with presence ...
Afghanistan: Spike in Violence against Healthcare amidst COVID-19 Threatens Millions 17/06/2020, Global / Health & Safety Kabul (ICRC) – The recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against healthcare facilities, threatens to reduce or prevent access ...
COVID-19: Let Us Not Turn Fear Into Stigma 03/06/2020, About Us / Global / Health & Safety COVID-19 has thrown up numerous challenges over the past few months. From social distancing to working from home to the unfolding socio-economic impact ...
ICRC Calls Attention to Overlooked Humanitarian Tragedy of Missing Migrants with Powerful New Website 29/11/2017, Family Links / Global / Health & Safety The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today launches a new website – missingmigrants.icrc.org – calling global attention to the human stories behind the ...
SARC and ICRC Finalise Evacuation of Some 35,000 People from Devastated Aleppo Neighbourhoods 23/12/2016, Civilians / Global Damascus/Geneva: The operation to evacuate civilians and fighters from East Aleppo was finalized this evening, after a week marked by stops and starts ...
Nigeria: Massive Long-term Effort Needed to Tackle Humanitarian Crisis in North 22/05/2015, About Us / Civilians / Commentaries / Family Links / Global / Health & Safety / Operations / Videos Geneva/Abuja (ICRC) – On his first official visit to Nigeria, the president of the International ...
