Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work…

[The place names link to maps so that you can get a quick idea of the region.]

UGANDA: “Some had never been hugged until they scored their first goal…” Former child soldiers meet not on the battlefield, but the soccer field for a friendly match supported by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support.

WORLDWIDE: In advance of Universal Children’s Day, the ICRC is calling for a stop to crimes against children in war.

BANGLADESH: Two years after Cyclone Sidr, close to 250,000 families have their lives back.

KENYA: Delegates from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are gathering in Nairobi this week to discuss strategies to effectively address the humanitarian challenges of the coming decade.