The ICRC begins a two-day consultative forum on forensic services and management of human remains in Abuja today.
The ICRC calls on all parties to the conflict in Galkayo to take all precautionary measures to protect civilians, health care staff and medical facilities.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has today launched an ad-style video which illustrates the terrifying human cost of ignoring the Geneva Conventions and aims to raise awareness of international humanitarian law.
The ICRC and the Somali Red Crescent Society has distributed rice, beans and vegetable oil for up to 60,000 displaced people.
Pretoria (ICRC) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has completed a two day official visit to South Africa.
Wrapping up a four-day visit to Nigeria, the President of the ICRC, Peter Maurer, met today with Nigerian President Muhammedu Buhari. The two discussed the humanitarian situation in Nigeria, particularly in the conflict-affected North East.
The president of the ICRC, Peter Maurer, completed today a two-day mission to Niger.
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.