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Statement on Yemen: Push for Hodeida will exacerbate catastrophic humanitarian situation

Statement on Yemen: Push for Hodeida will exacerbate catastrophic humanitarian situation

News release

13-06-2018

Rwanda: Eliane finds her family after 24 years of separation

Rwanda: Eliane finds her family after 24 years of separation

Article

05-06-2018

Papua New Guinea: How the Highlands are coping after devastating 7.5 magnitude quake

Papua New Guinea: How the Highlands are coping after devastating 7.5 magnitude quake

Photo gallery

07-06-2018

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News Releases

Photojournalism: Véronique de Viguerie wins ICRC’s 2018 Humanitarian Visa d’Or for Yemen report
21-06-2018
Marawi: Livelihood support reaches 5,000 displaced people
20-06-2018
ICRC: Study shows more the conflicts, greater the danger for people
19-06-2018
Nigeria: Lecturers discuss research and study of international humanitarian law
19-06-2018
Statement on Yemen: Push for Hodeida will exacerbate catastrophic humanitarian situation
13-06-2018

Fighting in Hodeida has forced hundreds of families to flee their homes in search of safety. Many are in desperate… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
@ #FTE18, testing new VR solution from @danskrodekors & @CroixRouge. This is what is needed to help people grasp re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #YDaccordICRC
No parent should feel the pain of not knowing where their child is. Families belong together. pic.twitter.com/RmGeyewcFj #ICRC
Tiny makeshift shelters. This is home for almost a million people in Cox's Bazar, #Bangladesh. But as monsoon rain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
#ICYMI - @ICRC statement to @UN #ECOSOC #Humanitarian Affairs Segment General Debate delivered by @PhSpoerriICRC in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_NYC
Hundreds of families have fled the fighting in #Hodeida. Our teams started distributing food to 3,000 people yester… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_uk
12th edition of the #ICRCPIIAwards invites entries from #journalists in #India, #Bhutan, #Nepal and the #Maldives.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_nd
An inspiring and extremely relevant message for everyone from a centurion blood donor @IndianRedCross.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_nd
By supporting bakeries like this in #Syria, we are able to strengthen our food distribution capacity to those who n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
#ICRCIndia supports the common goal of accessible basic services & to people most in need: @jbengland, Head of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_nd
#Yemen today: * More than 80% of the population need aid to survive. * Only 45% of health facilities are functioni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
Displaced since 2014, families are finally returning to #Mosul, Iraq. But years of fighting has left a significant… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
#ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment is coming to a close. Happening now @PhSpoerriICRC addresses @UN general debat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_NYC
Today, fighting is no longer between 2 opposing sides. Nearly half of all conflicts are fought between 3 and 9 gro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC
“Now everyone wants to do an impact bond” - @barnabywk tells the audience at #ECOSOC event “Unlocking Private Secto… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_NYC
Day 3 of #ECOSOC HAS. This morning @PhSpoerriICRC joins @UNReliefChief @MoniquePariatEU @barnabywk @klugesan and He… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_NYC
Experts from Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, Germany, Sri Lanka and India are discussing issues and best practices… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_nd
#ICRCIndia is excited to collaborate with #Gujarat Forensic Sciences University on the International Centre for Hum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… #ICRC_nd
#Yemen is 29.3 million people. 22.2 million people in the country depend on humanitarian aid to survive. pic.twitter.com/olKF02j7dn #ICRC
Gujarat gets world's 1st centre for humanitarian forensics (via @dna) bit.ly/2Iastgv. #ICRC_nd

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