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Pakistan: lives and livelihoods at stake

Five weeks after floods first struck Pakistan at the end of July, millions of victims are still in need. The head of the ICRC delegation in Islamabad talks about current priorities and the challenges to the relief effort.

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2-9-2010

Colombia: the armed conflict in the south continues to affect the lives of thousands

Hostilities intensified in the lead-up to Colombia's presidential elections in May and June 2010. Thousands of Colombians living in some rural areas continue to have limited access to basic services such as medical care, education, water and sanitation. 7-9-2010

Gaza: power cuts put lives at risk

A serious electricity shortage in the Gaza Strip is disrupting the lives of its people. Those hardest hit include hospital patients who depend on machines, such as the hundreds who need regular dialysis. 7-9-2010

Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: on the hill, a haven of peace

Like thousands of other women in the eastern part of the DRC, young Madeleine was raped by armed men. Given the scale on which sexual violence is being perpetrated, local groups have set up have set up counselling centres where victims receive psychological care. 27-8-2010

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3-9-2010

Kyrgyzstan: dealing with the long-term impact of violence
8-9-2010

Afghanistan: an uncertain future for humanitarian work
3-9-2010

New legal database to enhance protection for war victims
14-8-2010

Yemen: population displaced by fighting now facing severe weather
12-8-2010

Somalia, where medics risk their lives to help
10-8-2010

Confidentiality: key to the ICRC's work but not unconditional
25-8-2010

Publications and films

8-9-2010

Shadows of hope: missing persons in Nepal – VIDEO

The decade of conflict in Nepal, from 1996 to 2006, caused the disappearance of over 1,300 people. Today, their families are still waiting for information on the fate of their loved ones. Watch also the video: Knitting for hope in Ayacucho, Peru. 3-9-2010

Cluster munitions: statements and materials of the ICRC (1976-2009)

The ICRC has played a key role in the successful effort to ban cluster munitions. This CD contains ICRC statements and other materials on this topic published between 1976 and 2009. 2-8-2010

Humanitarian response to internally displaced people in armed conflict

The displacement of people within their own countries owing to war or natural disasters is a matter of growing concern worldwide. This concern is amply justified: time and again, internally displaced people (IDPs) suffer extreme hardship that jeopardizes their very survival. 20-7-2010

Events

10-8-2010

Missing Lives – Photo exhibition

Fifteen years on from the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and ten years after the end of the conflict in Kosovo, thousands of families are still waiting for news of the fate of their loved ones classified as missing. Photographs by Nick Danziger, text by Rory MacLean. 10-8-2010

ICRC Young Reporter Competition – call for applications

Ready for a humanitarian experience? The ICRC invites you to discover for yourself what is happening in the field, and in particular, how young people are dealing on a daily basis with the reality of armed conflict or other situations of violence. See also the news release. 23-8-2010

Round Table on “Global Violence: Consequences and Responses”

Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, Italy, 9-11 September 2010. 26-7-2010

SWIRMO 2010 – Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations

The fourth Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) will take place this autumn at the Swiss Army Training Centre in Lucerne, Switzerland. 31 October-6 November 2010. 20-5-2010

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