Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross
Invisible wars and visible suffering: The ICRC’s role in Africa’s humanitarian...
Patrick Youssef, Head of Africa for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), offers a sobering analysis of Africa’s escalating humanitarian crises, amid...
ISS: Families are central to the search for Africa’s disappeared
Although armed conflict is the leading cause of people going missing, migration is increasingly becoming a factor.
The number of people missing across Africa appears...
Nigerian police pledge ICRC training as thousands protest nationwide
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria’s new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march against police brutality...
Libya’s humanitarian crisis deepens, talks needed: Red Cross says
Libya’s humanitarian crisis is worsening, compounded by the halt of oil operations, blockade of ports, and spread of COVID-19, the head of the International...
Hundreds killed in South Sudan tribal clashes – ICRC
Hundreds of civilians, including three aid workers, were killed in a series of tribal clashes in villages in South Sudan’s vast Jonglei state, the...
Red Cross donates demining equipment to Zimbabwe
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated de-mining equipment, including detectors and protective equipment, to the Zimbabwe Mine Action...
ICRC steps up aid in Lake Chad area as Boko Haram...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was stepping up its work in the Lake Chad region,...
UN Arms Trade Treaty now in force
Christmas Eve marked the coming into force of the UN backed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) which has been signed or ratified by...
Red Cross says vehicle carrying five disappears in northern Mali
The Red Cross said on Monday that one of its vehicles carrying five people went missing two days ago in northern Mali...
Some aid workers freed in Syria, risks to humanitarian effort grow
Four of seven aid workers abducted in Syria have been freed, the Red Cross said on Monday, but there was no word...
