International Committee Of The Red Cross
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Mozambique turmoil takes toll on mental health
Communities and internally displaced persons are emotionally and physically bearing the brunt of decades of instability
Forensics the key to missing and dead on old and new battlefields
The fledgling Red Cross Military Identification Programme aims to collaborate with non-state and state military groups to establish DNA profiling of combatants before deployment
Looking after the Covid-19 dead to protect the living
South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case
Lockdown heroes feed hungry kids
Feeding schemes inundated with requests to assist during Covid-19 lockdown
‘Not every day is perfect, but it’s a bit better’
Humanitarian assistance doesn’t always work right away. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying.
In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
70% of all illness deaths are due to easily treatable malaria, acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory infections in Udier Village
New limbs, new life for South Sudan amputees
South Sudan’s five-year-long civil war has left possibly tens of thousands of people without limbs — a toll that may never be accurately established
Red Cross on ICC exit: Justice, negotiations and peace are not mutually exclusive
The Red Cross’s Peter Maurer told the Mail & Guardian his immediate concern with the withdrawal from the ICC was one of perception.
Torture claims surface amid Syrian violence
As Damascus sees its heaviest fighting since Syria’s conflict began, reports suggest Al-Assad’s regime is not alone in committing human rights abuses.
Kidnapped British Red Cross doctor found dead, beheaded
The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been found dumped by the roadside.
Red Cross banned from al-Shabaab controlled areas in Somalia
Al-Shabaab’s ban on one of the few agencies still operating in Somalia could deprive hundreds of thousands of people of critical food aid.
Medical emergency fears as Libyan exodus continues
Streams of civilians have fled Sirte in Libya while the Red Cross warns of a medical emergency and battles continue.
Yemen’s Saleh calls for early elections
Yemeni President Abdullah Ali Saleh has called for early elections in his first speech since returning to Yemen.
Red Cross: 2,5-million people affected by Pakistan floods
Fears were growing on Monday for up to 2,5-million people affected by Pakistan’s worst floods in 80 years amid outbreaks of disease.
Red cross steps up aid to desperate Zim prisons
Zimbabwe’s prisons will get a much-needed injection of help from the International Committee of the Red Cross.