The ICRC
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Bukavu, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Gate of Bukavu prison. (©ICRC/C. De Keyzer) -
District prison, Adré, Chad. An ICRC delegate carries out a visit. (©ICRC/T. Gassmann) -
ICRC delegation, Kabul, Afghanistan. Families talk to their detained relatives in Bagram via video-conference calls. (©ICRC/R. Keusen) -
Tskhinvali, Georgia. An ICRC staff member writes Red Cross messages for elderly people separated from their families. (©ICRC/A. Isyuk) -
Mubambiro village, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Distribution of Red Cross messages. (©ICRC/C. De Keyzer) -
Shegal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. ICRC staff distribute food and emergency household items to displaced people. (©ICRC/M. Naseem Sahar) -
Gaza, occupied/autonomous territories. The ICRC helps fishermen repair their boats, allowing them to earn a living of sorts despite the hardship they face. (©ICRC/M. A. Alababa) -
Dmenisi, Georgia. A woman carries hygiene items, blankets, kitchen utensils and other items she has received from the ICRC. (©ICRC/A. Isyuk) -
Clinic, Garanswayn, Bakool region, Somalia. A sick child undergoes a medical examination. (©ICRC/P. Yazdi) -
ICRC limb-fitting centre, Kabul, Afghanistan. Learning to walk again. (©ICRC/British Red Cross Society) -
Divan Dare village, Kurdistan Province, Iran. Mine risk education session for schoolchildren. (©ICRC/N. Dadbin) -
Kalyeanapura, a village 30 kilometres north-west of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. A Sri Lanka Army soldier reads about the role and activities of the ICRC in the region. (©ICRC/A. Gutman) -
Makoni District, Zimbabwe. A nurse gives a refresher course on malaria awareness to community health workers who have volunteered to perform community awareness and mobilization on health issues. (©ICRC/R. Waudo)
Lending a helping hand around the world
This content was published on March 31, 2009 - 11:22
The Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral and independent organization whose mission is to protect victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It also directs and coordinates international relief activities in situations of conflict.
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