World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: Keeping Humanity Alive Today marks World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, an occasion to honor the efforts of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in alleviating human suffering and promoting humanitarian values…
Ramadan food deliveries for detainees “… part of our efforts to ensure detainees receive humane and dignified treatment,” Pascal Cuttat, the head of the ICRC in Somalia.
Facts and Figures 2023 1,102 Red Cross Messages were exchanged, 161,537 free phone calls were offered to separated families
Dozens rescued from flood waters “The impact of such extreme weather events on communities … is heartbreaking.” Pascal Cuttat, head of the ICRC delegation in Somalia.
Empowering Youth Through Trainings “The carpentry course has given me the creativity and knowledge to design tables, chairs, and cabinets”…
Fighting in Las Anod continues to drive displacement Three months into the conflict in Las Anod, more families continue to flee the fighting in the territory of Sool…
Goat meat and dates! Detainees in Somalia receive food for Ramadan Close to 4,000 detainees in Somalia will be enjoying goat meat and dates for iftar as they observe the fast this Ramadan…
Las Anod violence sends families fleeing for safety in the scorching heat Since violence erupted in Las Anod, Sool region, at the beginning of February, at least 150 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded…
Humanity in Action 13/07/2016, Videos We work together with the people we assist, helping them improve their own livelihoods, so that, whatever their past, they have a future ...
Somalia: Lush, green farms in semi-arid Bakol survive on well water 08/07/2016, Videos Huddur, a small town located in the heart of Bakol region, Somalia, has little in the way of arable land. Very few trees ...
Somalia: Interview with former Deputy Head of the Delegation on a still dire humanitarian situation 16/06/2016, Videos Omar Odeh was for two years the deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Somalia, one of the most important missions of the ...
Somalia: 30,000 people need food, safe drinking water after flooding 10/06/2016, Articles Nairobi (ICRC) – Flooding in Beletweyne, Somalia has displaced tens of thousands of people who are now in need of food and safe ...
Somalia: 20,000 text messages sent to boost cholera prevention effort 07/06/2016, Articles It’s a text message that could save a life: “Wash your hands with soap and tell your children to do so.” The International ...
Somalia: Detainees receive food, Quran for Ramadan 06/06/2016, Articles Nairobi (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is distributing food and other items including the Quran during Ramadan to ...
Somalia: New water source helps businesses in village 02/06/2016, Articles An old and rusty water pump lies in the middle of Hidda village. It hasn’t been used in years except by birds that ...