In pictures – mobile surgery in South Sudan
Conflict in South Sudan has left communities without access to the most basic of health care. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has five mobile surgical teams in South Sudan. They...
View ArticleUkraine: Could you survive in no-man’s-land aged 80?
Conflict has made life hard for everyone in eastern Ukraine, but some suffer more than most. The Red Cross is bringing vital supplies, but things are grim for older people such as Valentina. On the...
View ArticleMeet the man bringing water to conflict-hit Aleppo
In the Syrian city of Aleppo, fighting means the taps often run dry. This brings extra health problems for people who have already survived years of war. See how Tammo Van Gastel helps to restore water...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: “People don’t want much, but they need safety”
In the 18 months that Franz Rauchenstein has headed up Red Cross relief work in South Sudan, he has seen the country brought to its knees by conflict. The humanitarian situation has deteriorated and...
View ArticleListen: Civilians are main victims of violence in Yemen
Yemen is a country in turmoil. Conflict has affected more than one million people and the country has been hit by two cyclones in recent weeks. In this podcast, Michael Van Koesveld, British Red Cross...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: “We can’t fix everything, but we can save lives”
What difference can you make in a country that has such huge humanitarian needs? Sarah Grey, a Red Cross aid worker, explains how we’re helping people survive in South Sudan. One of the first things...
View ArticleWe’re helping one little girl in Yemen – but for how long?
Three-year-old Hayat’s name means life, yet she almost lost hers when her family’s home in Yemen was bombed on 24 September. Her sister Dunia was killed and Hayat’s foot was so badly damaged that it...
View ArticleSyria crisis: “Heartbreaking” scene in Madaya
Conditions in the Syrian town of Madaya have been described as “heartbreaking” and “desperate”. An aid convoy reached the besieged town near Damascus yesterday – the first time aid has been able to get...
View ArticleSupporting displaced people through Iraq’s harsh winter
Imagine the population of Birmingham – around one million people – having to flee their homes and live in tents, abandoned buildings or temporary shelters. Now imagine this happening at the same time...
View ArticleSyria crisis: a grave would be better than this life
Cold, lonely, hungry and surrounded by conflict. There is little to cheer for Mohamad. All he has is hope. Hope that one day the guns in Syria will fall silent and that life will return to normal....
View ArticleNine photos from one of the world’s worst crises
Not yet five years old, South Sudan has spent nearly half its existence mired in conflict. As a result, the world’s youngest nation is gripped by a severe humanitarian crisis that is affecting large...
View ArticleLandmines and gunshot wounds: A London nurse in South Sudan
Swapping South Sudan for south London, Claudia Dias is starting to readjust to life back in the UK. Gunshot wounds, malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia, dehydration and landmine injuries....
View ArticleSeven days that shook Syria
It has been a traumatic week in Syria – more so than usual. Numerous attacks on hospitals in Aleppo have robbed people of vital health care and highlighted a flagrant disregard for humanitarian law....
View ArticleSpeaking for those who cannot: supporting survivors of sexual violence
“When I went to Pascaline’s parents to ask for her hand, they agreed even though I only had half the dowry. When we got married, we were in love.” In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacques still...
View ArticleSurgery by head-torch: life as a doctor in South Sudan
Renewed violence in South Sudan has begun a fresh cycle of displacement for thousands of people. Since December 2013, more than two million people have fled their homes. You can help them by making a...
View ArticleQ&A – The Lake Chad crisis explained
Conflict, acute food shortages, disease and widespread displacement have conspired to leave millions of people in need of help in Africa’s Lake Chad region. This dire humanitarian crisis has not...
View ArticleIn pictures: Aleppo evacuation
Over the course of four days, the Red Cross and our partners the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have evacuated 25,000 people from eastern Aleppo. Starting before dawn on 15 December, a convoy of buses and...
View ArticleDiamond ring for Syria: a big thank you to mystery donors
Love, commitment, hope for the future. A diamond ring can mean all of these things. But thanks to a mystery couple in Oxfordshire, a diamond ring can also mean food, shelter and medical care for people...
View ArticleA dark day in the history of the Red Cross
We cannot accept attacks on aid workers, says British Red Cross chief executive Mike Adamson. I received a message around lunchtime yesterday informing me that six of our colleagues from the...
View Article‘The people we treat have nothing’ – caring for the victims of a forgotten...
In the far-flung corners of South Sudan, health care is all but impossible to find. People often walk for days to get the care they need to survive. Hope comes in the shape of the Red Cross’ surgical...
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