Robert Hollander

Detention Systems Adviser @ICRC (previous 🇱🇧🇧🇭🇰🇼🇸🇦🇶🇦🇾🇪🇯🇴 🇮🇶🇦🇫) currently Geneva "Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure"

[Robert Hollander @RobHollander1]

Cooperation between ICRC & Prison Authorities worldwide ➕ increased awareness of systemic problems ➕the need to find sustainable solutions. ICRC developed this guide👉https://t.co/uO1r5tX7eu 📢recognizing the need to establish maintenance systems or improving existing systems!

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

All detainees have a right to be held in dignified conditions & humane treatment.

⚡️🚰 To improve the living conditions, we recently rehabilitated the electrical system of Sarpoza Provincial Prison in Kandahar.

✅ Detainees will enjoy better water supply & sanitation services.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

AFG’s water crisis is growing💧

In 2025, @ICRC improved access to safe water for 935,000+ people. Women and children continue to bear the greatest burden, with many families still walking for hours in search of water.

Urgent action is needed.

Read more:
https://t.co/FaGQD3xm57

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

After recent airstrikes on a drug rehabilitation hospital in #Kabul, hundreds were left wounded.

In response, @ICRC delivered emergency medical supplies to Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, supporting health workers to treat the injured and save lives when every moment counts.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

🌾 Helping cultivate hope behind the walls.

🚜 Our assistance of a tractor to Pul-i-Charkhi Prison supports farming that nourishes both body & mind, improving detainees’ nutrition, skills, and psychosocial well-being through meaningful outdoor activity on 8⃣ hectares of land.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

In Mazar valley, Kunar province, villages lie in ruins.

Families, especially women & children, struggle in tents with limited food, drinking water & healthcare.

Alongside @ARCSAfghanistan, the @ICRC is providing assistance to the most vulnerable.

But more support is needed.

[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

The ARCS volunteers are working tirelessly to set up camps for families who lost everything in the #Kunar earthquake 7 days ago & are in urgent need of shelter.

@ICRC_af is supporting the ARCS operation with tents, portable latrines, essential non-food items and bottled water.

[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

Clearing blocked roads after the earthquake in #Kunar presents unique challenges due to the region’s rugged & mountainous terrain.

@ICRC_af stepped up its support to local authorities to help restore access to isolated communities, ensuring that vital aid reaches those in need.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

The recent earthquakes in #Kunar and #Nangarhar have left communities devastated.

🟥 Lives lost, homes destroyed, and urgent needs emerging.

Alongside @ARCSAfghanistan, our teams are on the ground responding & supporting the affected families.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

A recent powerful earthquake struck Kunar, Nangarhar & Laghman, leaving thousands dead & injured.

The @ICRC, together with @ARCSAfghanistan & @ifrc, is providing medical aid, water, forensic and tracing services.

Our thoughts are with all affected.
https://t.co/JoL5lP73TZ

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

Thousands of #Afghan citizens are returning from #Iran daily through the #IslamQala border, many in vulnerable conditions and in urgent need of assistance.

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[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

Affected by polio at an early age, Hamida refused to let despair define her future. Today, she runs a successful tailoring shop & employs women with disabilities, turning her journey into a beacon of hope.

Read more Stories of Strength at its peak 👇
https://t.co/5dRGGa9KNt

[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

📍 Herat

💊 Our teams assisted the Herat Provincial Prison clinic with medicines, covering essential treatments for common diseases & emergency care.

This 3⃣-months supply will support male & female patients, ensuring care for all.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

The @ICRC supports the @ARCSAfghanistan with cash to ensure the rapid deployment of volunteers to support Afghans returning from Pakistan, in coordination & complementary with the @ifrc and partners from the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement.

[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

As thousands of Afghans are returning from Pakistan, some for the first time, the prospects must be daunting.

@ARCSAfghanistan provides humanitarian support to those in need. They are distributing hot meals & water at the temporary shelters and provide health care.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

❄️ As temperatures continue to drop, #Afghan families are facing difficulties to keep warm.

Fatema’s situation represents the reality of millions across the country who are unable to meet their basic needs & are in a dire humanitarian situation 🔽

[Robert Hollander @RobHollander1]

For 40 years, #ICRC visit prisons in Afghanistan, maintaining dialogue with authorities promoting humane conditions & dignified treatment of people deprived of liberty. Including providing expertise to help prison staff improve prison management and uphold detainees' rights. 👇

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

In #Afghanistan, millions of people are still struggling with growing humanitarian needs.

📸 These pictures highlight the challenges faced by communities across the country & the work of @ICRC teams to provide relief.
https://t.co/DsAweBECTO

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

Our new physical rehabilitation centre in #Helmand opened one year ago.

It provides much-needed treatment & support to thousands of people from Zabul, Kandahar, Nimruz and Helmand.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

Increasing the technical skills of persons with disabilities (PWDs) through vocational trainings can enable them to gain independence and take an active role in the societies.

Our physical rehabilitation programme has been empowering PWDs since 1988.

https://t.co/CfBa7HLakV

[Katharina Ritz @KRitzICRC]

📸📷 of our colleagues treating children diagnosed with clubfeet at our physical rehabilitation centre in #Helmand.
In the first half of 2024, more than 2,030 children were treated with clubfeet at our 7 physical rehabilitation centres across #Afghanistan.

[Robert Hollander @RobHollander1]

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[ICRC @ICRC]

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we honor the courage, dedication, and resilience of humanitarian
workers around the world.

We call for protection and respect to reach those in need.