10 Years of Health Care in Danger in the Movement
… While the protection of health care goes back to the very origins of the … decade. The genesis of the Health Care in Danger Project and Initiative was brought …
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Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims
… commonly used by teams working to neutralize dangerous items to avoid accidents. The ICRC …
Syria: In societies shattered by conflict, civilians pay a high price for years
… children here have less food, clean water, health care and education than international … call for. They are endlessly exposed to dangers, and their rights are ignored. A lack …
Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts
… example, civilian infrastructure needed for health care, transportation, communications, energy … civilians and civilian objects from the danger arising from military operations.11 It …
Humanitarian needs are enormous around the world, but together we can address them.
… Ukraine How you can help Afghanistan Health-care services in Afghanistan are in urgent … Ukraine, the situation is incredibly tense, dangerous and distressing for the population. …
ICRC Activities in Egypt 2021
… of violence, and migration, and works with healthcare providers to help them enhance their … response training skills and Health Care in Danger (HCiD) dissemination sessions through …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Water pressure
… who have to fetch the water, it can be a dangerous chore. "Some women who went to fetch … choice. "The water we use is not good for our health. It gives the children scabies," says … at Beni General Hospital or in other health-care centres funded by the ICRC. …
Twelfth edition of the ICRC’s Humanitarian Visa d’Or: Displaced people in focus
… photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical services during …
Colombia: health care in danger
… It is becoming increasingly dangerous to deliver health care in Colombia, especially in areas worst …
Colombia: Living in the shadow of armed conflict
… the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, the economy, and society as a whole, … a regrettable record of attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles, and … for different people. Health care in danger It is becoming increasingly dangerous …
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