Democratic Republic of the Congo: 50,000 Congolese Citizens Expelled from Angola Trapped at Kamako Border Post (Kasai)

Syria: Resiliance and Courage Amid Staggering Destruction

In Eastern Ghouta, the level of destruction is staggering. Hardly a building is undamaged. Hospitals, schools, shops, water and electricity services: none were spared in the conflict.

Nigeria: ICRC condemns midwife’s murder, appeals to abductors to spare two other healthcare workers Press Release

Geneva/Abuja (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross condemns in the strongest terms the tragic killing of its abducted colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa.

ICRC Director of Operations in South Sudan: Only sustainable peace can lift people out of crisis

South Sudan is at a crossroads.

Ethiopia: Schools, factories, courthouses: Desperate shelters for the displaced

Schools. Factories. Courthouses. These are just a few of the buildings that now act as shelters for displaced families in southern Ethiopia after a wave of inter-communal clashes along the border areas of Gedeo and West Guji zones drove nearly one million people from their homes

Philippines: Aid for 2,500 people displaced by fighting in Lanao del Sur Press Release

Manila (ICRC) - Close to 500 families that found themselves displaced by the recent outbreak of fighting in the southern part of Lanao del Sur province, in Mindanao, and remain displaced to date received food and other essential supplies provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross...

ICRC President in Myanmar & Bangladesh: Food Aid Essential In Myanmar

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer is visiting the northern areas of Rakhine State for the first time. During his three-day visit he observed a Red Cross Movement mobile medical clinic in Buthidaung and joined a food distribution in Maungdaw. The Red Cross Movement is scaling up and doubling its distributions as monsoon season approaches, so people have enough food to last when roads are inaccessible.

Niger: For Many Migrants, The Journey Ends In Agadez

Until recently, tens of thousands of migrants were travelling through the city of Agadez – on the edge of the Ténéré desert – on their journey across the Sahel to Europe, in search of safety and security and a better life. Not any more. The dangers of the road, combined with ever tougher migration policies, in both Europe and Niger, have deterred many.

Yemen, Hodeida: Help Arrives For Those Forced To Flee

In Hodeida, Yemen, the ongoing fighting has forced hundreds of families to flee their homes to safe areas, with no hope of return for the moment.

Rare Footage From Rakhine State: Isolation And Communities In Need

Since violence broke out in Rakhine state in August 2017, hundreds of thousands of people have fled to Bangladesh, and those remaining have suffered from lack of access to markets, livelihoods and healthcare.