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World Mental Health Day: Mental Toll On Thousands Fleeing Violence In North-Eastern Nigeria
13-10-2016
More than two million people have fled their homes in north-eastern Nigeria since the insurgency began in 2009. According to the UN Refugee agency, 60% of those displaced have witnessed killings or physical violence as well as the destruction of their homes and communities. <br>
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China: experts discuss law applicable to peace operations
13-10-2016
A two-day roundtable to discuss the implementation of the law in peace operations opens today in Shanghai, China.
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Iraq, Mosul: Civilians must be protected as fighting intensifies
12-10-2016
As fighting intensifies in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, over 1 million people could be forced to flee their homes.
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Yemen: ICRC abhors civilian deaths in Sana'a
11-10-2016
Geneva/Sana'a- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abhors the killing today of dozens of civilians in the Yemeni capital Sana'a - the result of several attacks on a wake following a funeral attended by hundreds of people.
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Philippines: Intensifying detection of tuberculosis in jails and prisons
11-10-2016
Manila (ICRC) - Health representatives from key government agencies gathered today for a three-day workshop organized by the ICRC with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to discuss the most effective ways of detecting tuberculosis (TB) in detention...
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Lake Chad: ICRC President calls for world to urgently address
10-10-2016
A protracted conflict in the Lake Chad region has spread across four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Over nine million people need urgent humanitarian assistance. 2.6 million have been displaced, some of them multiple times.
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Yemen: ICRC abhors civilian deaths in Sana"a
08-10-2016
Geneva/Sana"a- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abhors the killing today of dozens of civilians in the Yemeni capital Sana"a - the result of several attacks on a wake following a funeral attended by hundreds of people.
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