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.
Somalia: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2017 08/05/2017, Articles The Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) has endured in Somalia despite the country’s tumultuous history crisis. In the 1990s, when civil war broke ...
Somalia: Drought Emergency Response, January to July 2017 05/04/2017, Articles The humanitarian situation in Somalia is on the verge of catastrophe, and concern is growing that the trajectory is worryingly similar to Somalia’s ...
Somalia: Water an extra-precious resource during severe drought 23/03/2017, Articles Water is precious everywhere, but there are few places on Earth where water is as precious as in Somalia right now. Pastoralist families ...
Yemen: ICRC strongly condemns civilian ship attack, calls for immediate investigations 22/03/2017, Articles Geneva/Sana’a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked by last night’s attack on a civilian ship carrying around ...
Somalia: Encouraged by colleagues, woman heads Mogadishu rehab centre 08/03/2017, Articles As a woman in Somalia, Halima Abdulle is well aware that leadership roles in her country have traditionally been reserved for men. But this ...
Somalia: First International Humanitarian Law moot court held in Puntland University 24/02/2017, Articles Attacks against health care workers and facilities deprive people of life-saving treatment. This is the statement that dominated the proceedings during Somalia’s first-ever ...
Somalia: ICRC assisting 240,000 people affected by severe drought 16/02/2017, Articles Nairobi (ICRC) – At a time of increasing concerns about severe drought and potential famine in Somalia, the International Committee of the Red ...