Tag: Red Cross

‘Over 23,000 Nigerians still missing’ — ICRC

Aminu Imam
ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross, (ICRC), says more than 23,659 people remain missing in Nigeria, leaving 13,595 families in anguish, most of them women struggling with uncertainty and hardship. Protection of Family Links Team Leader of ICRC in Damaturu, Ishaku Luka, disclosed this yesterday, during activities to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. He said 68 percent of those still searching for answers were women, while 59 percent of those missing were minors at the time of their disappearance. According to him, Yobe state alone accounts for…

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Flood in Libya: 10,000 people missing – Red Cross

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Libyan Flood

About 10,000 people are missing after the devastating flooding in Libya, said the head of the Libya office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Tamer Ramadan made the comment at a UN press conference in Geneva on Tuesday via video link. The storm system known as Daniel began dumping rain on Libya on Sunday, leading to catastrophic flooding in eastern parts of the country. Hundreds of people have already been buried in the particularly hard-hit city of Derna, where two dams burst.

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Red Cross International trains journalists on humanitarian reporting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has commenced training for journalists to enhance their skills in humanitarian reporting. Robin Waudo, the Communication Officer at ICRC, stated this at a  two-day workshop for media professionals on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the workshop was aimed at improving the reportorial skills of journalists, in reporting humanitarian issues in the region. Waudo said that ICRC has been active in bringing relief to victims of war and natural disasters across the world, through its policy of impartiality, neutrality and independence. He said that…

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Nigeria accounts for 23,000 out of 44,000 persons missing in Africa in eight years – Red Cross

Ishaku Yohanna

As 30 August marks International Day of the Disappeared, nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with Nigeria having nearly 23,000 on the register of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) caseload of missing people in the continent, driven almost entirely by the conflict in the northeast of the country. Others are Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon, who together with Nigeria make up 82 percent of ICRC’s missing caseload in Africa. All seven countries have seen a rise in…

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