The First Link …community members who make the conscious choice to be that unbreakable first link. Their actions set everything else in motion
Hunger Crisis “We look for medicine at the livestock market clinic – tablets, syrups… But now, they don’t give any medicine.” Farhiyo Hassan
Operational Update “We have seen a significant increase of weapon-wounded patients treated in the medical facilities we support since the beginning of the year…” Antoine Grand, head of the ICRC in Somalia.
Ramadan and Detainees “…a gesture to ensure they do not feel left out.” Antoine Grand, head of the ICRC in Somalia.
A Shared Legacy We reflect on the shared legacy of the ICRC and Somalia—a partnership built on resilience and compassion.
Gargaar Newsletter 2020 28/02/2020, Newsletters Decades of conflict and natural disasters have profoundly affected the economic resilience of a large part of Somali population. To mitigate the negative ...
Somalia: 28 years of providing health care in Mogadishu 17/02/2020, Articles Keysaney hospital commemorates 28 years of providing impartial war surgery and emergency medical care for civilians and wounded combatants. The hospital is run ...
Somalia: Facts and Figures 2019 30/01/2020, Articles Last year, the ICRC provided medical assistance and first aid training to over 500,000 people, emergency cash and food to more than 300,000 ...
Facts and Figures 2019 30/01/2020, Facts and Figures Over the year 2019, the ICRC carried out the following programs:
Somalia: Spare the civilians, Red Cross and Red Crescent tell warring parties 31/12/2019, Articles Mogadishu (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) call on all armed actors ...
Somalia: Red Crescent fears disease outbreaks in flood aftermath 05/11/2019, Articles Mogadishu/Beledweyne, Somalia — As flood rescue and recovery efforts continue in Somalia, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) fears the floods could trigger ...
Pictures: Flood response by boats in Beledweyne, Somalia 05/11/2019, Articles Rise in water levels in the Shabelle river which cuts through the Beledweyne have flooded the town displacing tens of thousands, destroying crops ...