October 16, 2023
Chad: Surviving Against All Odds
In July 2023, I was sent to eastern Chad to meet people who had fled Sudan on foot because of the violence. I spent two weeks in an ICRC-supported hospital with patients recovering… Read more »
Ethiopia: Breaking Barriers for Persons With Disability in Ethiopia
Our social inclusion project is offering people with disabilities equal opportunities to showcase their knowledge and skills, ability to learn, work and be gainfully employed in… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Sudan: Six Months Into the Conflict Vast Humanitarian Needs Remain Unmet
A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC's regional director for Africa Read more »
October 10, 2023
South Sudan: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Helps Grow Hope
Buom Kobuong Gatduop used to live an active life as a freelance journalist. He was a volunteer at a humanitarian organization, and an active member of his community. Sadly, all… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Africa: Psychosocial Support Sessions Help People Overcome Traumatic Experiences
In the rocky and hard to reach villages of Sagal and Koransa, north of Adamawa State in Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Unexploded Weapons Haunt Northern Ethiopian Communities
Ten months after a peace agreement ended the two-year armed conflict in northern Ethiopia, the lives and livelihoods of the people living in weapon-contaminated areas in Tigray,… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Africa: Communities Return to Their Areas of Origin With a Shortage of Basic Needs
The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to exact a toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Humanitarian consequences linked to displacement, the destruction of… Read more »
September 01, 2023
Africa: Somalia/Somaliland - Red Cross Visits Hundreds of Detainees in Las Anod
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has carried out its first visit to over 300 detainees in Las Anod on Thursday, August 31. The detained combatants were captured… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Sudan: Over 9,000 Displaced People in North Darfur Receive Essential Items
This week, over 9,000 displaced people in Jokhii village, west of Al Fashir, the capital of North Darfur State, received essential household items from the International Committee… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Operational Update On Ethiopia - Hospitals in Amhara Receive Lifesaving Medical Supplies
Patients wounded in ongoing violence and those facing other life-threatening conditions in Amhara region are receiving urgent and lifesaving medical care in health facilities… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Sudan: Hundreds of Sudanese Families Separated By Armed Conflict Finally Back in Touch
Since the beginning of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross of Chad have organized more than 1,500 phone calls for Sudanese refugees who lost… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Red Cross Volunteers Help Families Separated By Conflict
Years of displacement have separated thousands of families in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno. For those who have returned to their homes of origin, search for their loved… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: Displaced Families Living in Montepuez Resettlements Places Improve Food Production With ICRC Support
The majority of the 25 000 internally displaced people who received seed from the ICRC in October 2022 planted them in their fields. The farmers plan to use harvested seeds to… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: How New Irrigation Technology Is Helping Farmers Rebuild Their Lives
For over two decades, violent clashes and their aftermath in Plateau State have displaced thousands and led to the loss of hundreds of lives. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Sudan: 280 Children and 70 Caretakers From Khartoum Orphanage Reach Safety
More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Africa: 'Suffering Defies Comparison' - One Month of Devastation in Sudan
A month into the conflict in Sudan, Alfonso Verdú Pérez, ICRC's head of delegation in Sudan, sheds light on the pressing humanitarian needs and some of the challenges… Read more »
April 26, 2023
South Sudan: Midwife's Heroic Actions Save Mom and Newborn Twins
When Grace* arrived at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre in South Sudan's northeast region she was in extreme pain and distress. Little did she know that she was actually in… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Sudan: Red Cross Urges Pause in Fighting to Deliver Medical Supplies
A statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - We Need Your Help to Protect Families Caught in Violence
The situation in Sudan took a terrifying turn on April 15, as violence erupted, forcing civilians to seek shelter from the heavy fighting that has raged on for days. Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - Fighting in Densely Populated Areas Endangers Civilian Lives - Humanitarian Organizations Must Be Able to Reach Those in Need
As clashes continue in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, heavy gunfire and blasts are happening in the proximity of densely populated residential areas and civilian… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Kenya: How Water Access Is Changing Lives for Women in Kenyan Prison
Within the walls of Naivasha Women's Prison, Mercy* is going about her daily routine of fetching water to prepare lunch for her and her fellow inmates. Mercy, like many others in… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarian Crisis in North Kivu Is Escalating
The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians. The… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: Voices From Families of the Missing
After more than a decade of conflict, thousands of families are missing loved ones across northeast Nigeria. Many have never given up hope. Now, some are seeking to help others. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Nigeria - Reuniting a Family After More Than a Decade of Separation
In 2012, many people from the northeast Nigerian town of Banki were forced to leave due to conflict. Among them was Bashir*. Read more »
February 17, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - International Media Investigation Reveals Impact of Disinformation On Humanitarian Work
Geneva (ICRC) - An independent investigation by a consortium of news organizations (known as "Forbidden Stories") led to the publication on 16 February 2023 of a number of articles… Read more »