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Africa-focused account of the programs and activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC). Media queries: +254 716 897 265
Nairobi / Geneva
Joined February 2015
Those in conflict zones have endured displacement, loss, and unimaginable violence. 💝 Yet healing starts from within, and we are here to walk that journey alongside them.
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RT @AGrandICRC: Borehole in Riig-Omane, Galdogob, North Mudug. Redrilled, solar-powered, and fitted with a new tank by the #ICRC. Now provi…
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“Maintaining or restoring essential services such as health care and access to water, whether in urban or rural areas, is part of our everyday activities under our mandate to protect people affected by armed conflict,” - Myriam Favier, head of ICRC’s subdelegation in #Goma.
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🤒 Patients 👩🏽⚕️ 👨🏽⚕️ Healthcare workers 🏥 Hospitals 🚑 Ambulances All must be protected under international humanitarian law (#IHL). Even wars have limits.
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🔗 Full update 👉🏽 Fighting in and around #Goma city has badly affected essential services, leaving civilians without electricity and water. We are working with partners to restore power, support hospitals, and ensure dignified treatment of the deceased.
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RT @ICRC_SAfrica: Yesterday,@ICRC_Africa Regional Director briefed stakeholders & media in Pretoria on the humanitarian crisis facing Afric…
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This is what remains of our medical warehouse in #Goma, North Kivu.👇🏿 The ICRC team in Nairobi has already sent 22 tonnes of essential medical supplies to help provide critical care to those most affected by the conflict.
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RT @Newzroom405: The International Committee of the Red Cross says hospitals are overwhelmed in Goma in the DRC due to war in the east. Mos…
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The Geneva Conventions were, are, and will be fundamental in setting clear boundaries to protect those who are not participating in hostilities. Daniel Palmieri, an ICRC historian, explains why they continue to safeguard human dignity in situations of armed conflict 👇🏽
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🏥 We delivered 30 trauma medical sets to Tina Hospital in North #Darfur, comprising essential drugs and medical supplies, enough to treat 1,000 weapon-wounded patients. We remain committed to enhancing hospitals' readiness and response capacity in conflict-affected areas.
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RT @ICRC_SSudan: In #SouthSudan, we are currently helping to trace the whereabouts of more than 5,000 people who have gone missing because…
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📍 Ethiopia | The Rights of people deprived of liberty do not end behind bars: their life and dignity must be respected. We visit detainees to monitor and document access to essential services, prevention of ill-treatment, and compliance with judicial guarantees, among others.
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#SouthSudan has recorded over 24,500 suspected cholera cases and 479 deaths. We helped vaccinate 2,765 detainees, provided hygiene kits, and ran awareness sessions for 3,400 detainees. Cholera is preventable, and knowledge saves lives.
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Respect for the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems has allowed us to help the most vulnerable people worldwide for 160 years. ⛑️ They cannot be misused. They must not be attacked. They are not part of the fight.
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RT @ICRCEthiopia: Supporting health facilities in conflict-affected areas helps to ensure availability of essential health services. @ICRC…
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📍 Ethiopia | Communities in conflict-prone areas struggle to access clean water to meet their basic needs. Together with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society and Woreda water utility offices, we renovated 137 hand pumps in the #Tigray region benefiting over 36,000 people.
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RT @ICRC: 📍 Democratic Republic of Congo | The humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating and civilians are paying a high toll as a re…
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Every human life deserves safety and dignity. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽
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📍 #Goma | We restored water and electricity in several areas, including hospitals. 👇🏽
📍#Goma - Nous avons rétabli l’électricité, vitale pour les blessés de guerre et les structures médicales (dont l’INRB). Cela a aussi permis de relancer la station de pompage de Kyeshero, qui alimente en eau plusieurs quartiers ainsi que les hôpitaux de Kyeshero, Ndosho et Himbi.
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