Theme: Conflict
Chaque année, plusieurs pays d’Afrique organisent des élections présidentielles et/ou parlementaires nationales. Malheureusement, certaines d’entre elles génèrent des tensions et de la violence pendant la campagne électorale, le jour du scrutin et/ou a …
Every year, several countries in Africa have national presidential and/or parliamentary elections. Unfortunately, some of them generate tensions and violence during the campaign period, voting days and/or after the elections. As part of their mandate, …
The President of the IFRC has told a major international conference that although fighting in Syria has decreased over the past 12 months, humanitarian needs continue to grow.
Beirut, Lebanon – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is today launching Voices from Within: A Decade of War Surgery in the Middle East and North Africa, a report that underscores the importance of war surgery and related programmes i …
Since Mahama Camp was established in 2015, Rwanda Red Cross, with support from various actors of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been supporting both Mahama Camp and the surrounding, hosting communities. The green energy programme that brings environmentally friendly solutions to people living in the area, is just one of the many initiatives and programmes helping improve the lives of countless vulnerable families.
“Mama Federation!” A Red Cross staff member calls out to Cesarina Ayo as she enters the IFRC office in Juba, South Sudan. The staff member is met with Ayo’s warm, bright smile and an outreached hand. Ayo never thought she would be working for one organ …
Thank you for the floor, and thank you to our hosts the European Union and to the United Nations for organizing this important conference, and for all that they are doing on the ground in Syria. Colleagues, I confess I am weary at saying the same thing …
Nay Aung was recruited into the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) at age of 15 and released when he was turning 17. “Someone reported that I was underage and so I was sent home.”
Damascus/Beirut/Geneva, 29 December 2017—Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have successfully transferred 29 people with serious health conditions from eastern Ghouta near Damascus. Th …
Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteers and staff are the lifeline to millions, covering the last and the most difficult mile to reach the most vulnerable.