Protecting prisoners and detainees and restoring family links
©ICRC/P. Wiggers/NG-E-00193
Nigeria, Ogun state, Oru refugee camp. Distribution of Red Cross messages. Although the camp receives refugees from several African states, the majority come from Liberia.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00175
Liberia, Lofa county, Poluwo. Family reunion where a father found his daughter with a helping hand from the ICRC.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00142
Liberia, Lofa county, Voinjama. Red Cross messages are exchanged with the help of a member of the Liberian Red Cross.
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©ICRC/B. Hoffman/AZ-E-00192
Azerbaidjan, Zardab. ICRC employee meeting the family of a missing person.
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©ICRC/W. Lembryk/CD-E-00417
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bukavu, Panzi hospital. Women receive care in this ward for victims of sexual violence.
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©ICRC/B. Hoffman/AZ-E-00209
Azerbaidjan, Baku. Special treatment unit for prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.
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©ICRC/A. Meier/IL-E-00345
Israel / OTAT, Jericho prison. ICRC delegates talk privately with detainees during a prison visit.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00259
Liberia, Monrovia. ICRC delegate visits detainee in the central prison.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/NG-E-00103
Nigeria, Abuja, central prison. Volunteers of the Nigerian Red Cross cleaning the main courtyard area of the prison. Volunteers also distribute basic items to detainees like corporal hygiene products and blankets.
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Assistance
©ICRC/M. Stoessel/AF-E-00579
Afghanistan, Faryab province. Assistance is delivered jointly by the ICRC and the Afghan Red Crescent to families whose homes and belongings have been destroyed by heavy floods.
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©ICRC/W. Lembryk/CD-E-00466
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Kivu province, Shabuna. DRC Red Cross volunteers unload a plane during a non-food relief distribution for 2,500 beneficiaries.
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©ICRC/B. Schaeffer /CY-E-00009
Cyprus, Larnaka harbour. First load for an ICRC ship used to transport relief items from Cyprus to Lebanon.
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Indonesia, North Aceh, Simpang Keuramat. ICRC distribution of food and non-food relief items.
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©ICRC/A. Meier/IL-E-00319
Israel / OTAT, Hebron. A beneficiary of ICRC assistance transports food parcels to his home.
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©ICRC/M. Kokic/LB-E-00081
Lebanon, Beirut. An ICRC delegate performs an inventory of the relief items temporarily stored in a commercial warehouse.
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Sri Lanka, Kantale, camp for internally displaced people. ICRC staff distribute relief to internally displaced people from Muttur.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/NG-E-00162
Nigeria, Jos. A member of the Nigerian Red Cross vaccinating a child against polio.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/SD-E-00981
Sudan, Al Hosh. Vaccination of goats.
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©ICRC/R. Bigler/TL-E-00042
Timor Leste, Dili airport. Unloading of relief items destined for internally displaced people.
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Uganda, Palaro displaced persons camp. Distribution of emergency household items for displaced people in Palaro camp.
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Training, Education, Awareness
Afghanistan, Kabul. Women and children take part in a mine-awareness session.
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©ICRC/J. Powell/CD-E-00332
Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu, Sange village. A scene from an ICRC play, performed to raise awareness of the consequences of rape: here, soldiers surround and kick the victim.
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Indonesia, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), Lhokseumawe. Disseminating information on international humanitarian law to the Indonesian Army.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00112
Liberia, Lofa county, near Voinjama health centre. ICRC employee explains the role of the tracing agency to people who travel, often from remote regions, to seek care at the health centre.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/LR-E-00194
Liberia, Lofa county, Fissebu. Dissemination session on the principles of international humanitarian law organized by the ICRC and the Liberian Red Cross. The ICRC comic strip "the battle of the villages" is used for emphasis.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/NG-E-00122
Nigeria, Jos. Dissemination on the principles of international humanitarian law to soldiers of the 82nd batalion of the Nigerian army. This batalion is going to the Darfur region of Sudan for a peacekeeping operation under the mandate of the African Union.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/SD-E-01057
Sudan, Durum. Dissemination session to SLA (Sudanese Liberation Army) combatants.
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©ICRC/B. Heger/SD-E-01195
Sudan, Dar Al-Salaam. Community Animal Health Workers attend a training session.
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©ICRC/P. Yazdi/SO-E-00065
Somalia. Weapon-bearers are introduced to the basic principles of international humanitarian law.
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©ICRC/D. Revol/HT-D-00037
Haïtian National Red Cross Society volunteers preparing to stage a play o the fundamental principles of the Movement, in discussion with a group of ICRC,
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