The city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has experienced a relative calm after days of intense fierce battle between the country’s army and the M23 rebels. The situation, however, remains dire, with reports of civilians being targeted, homes and shops looted, and humanitarian organisations attacked. The United Nations Office for the Coordination […]
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has collaborated with HumAngle to provide specialised training for the newsroom’s reporters and staff on effectively reporting on missing persons and family separation in conflict situations. The two-day workshop, which commenced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at HumAngle’s headquarters in Abuja, concentrated on best practices for handling sensitive […]
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A Khartoum orphanage has been evacuated by the Red Cross as fighting continues in Sudan, after scores of children died at the institution. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the evacuation of 280 orphans and 70 caregivers from the Maygona orphanage to a safer location outside the country’s capital. The ICRC said […]
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The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) says continuous conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray has displaced ‘tens of thousands’ of people in Amhara and Afar regions. The displaced, according to ICRC, are currently living in grave conditions after the shifting conflict forced them to flee their homes in search of safety. Nicolas Von Arx, the head […]
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says a total of 48,000 people have been registered as missing in Africa. The ICRC, in a statement issued to mark the international day of the missing people on Monday, Aug. 30, said disappearance is one of the most damaging and long-lasting humanitarian consequences of armed conflicts, […]
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised an alarm over the influx of persons wounded by bullets into hospitals in Beni and Goma, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following demonstrations and violence last weekend. The ICRC said it has received over 120 wounded persons in the […]
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