Iraq: Life in Mosul through a child’s eyes
… after the violence ended, the once burgeoning city of Mosul still bears the scars of the … be done, particularly in terms of homes and health care. The situation is bleak and it is a …
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15th Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on explosive remnants of war
… General Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross — … ordnance (UXO) can impede access to health-care facilities, block escape routes, and …
Addressing challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings
… UNSC Arria-formula meeting: Addressing challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings. 3 December 2021 … essential, life-saving services such as health care and education. Children often end …
Afghanistan: An infuriating, man-made catastrophe points toward massive suffering for Afghan families
… The following is a statement from Dominik Stillhart, the … aid. Municipal workers, teachers, and health staff haven't been paid in five months. … and then die. At the paediatric intensive care unit the International Committee of the …
The EU, Portuguese Red Cross and ICRC campaign 2021
… 2021, the ICRC, supported by the EU and in collaboration with the Portuguese Red Cross … in Portugal a short film on the risks to health-care #NotATarget The film screening is part of …
Pakistan: ICRC launches online training to address violence in health-care settings
… Health-care workers, now more than ever, have a right … the threat of violence and harassment against health-care workers, causing significant … the framework of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative, the training …
ICRC President Peter Maurer addresses meeting on humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
… ICRC President Peter Maurer at a high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian … destroyed homes and infrastructure. Primary health care is on the brink of collapse, water …
Nigeria: Facts and figures from January to June 2021
… Over 2.9 million people have been internally displaced by the armed conflict in … we provide food, water, shelter, medical care and physical rehabilitation, livelihood … items to affected people and health care facilities supported by the ICRC. …
Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… In December 2019, the 33rd International … Interior, Foreign Affairs, Education, Health and Information, as well as from the … emblems can be authorized to designate health-care providers protected under IHL. These …
Missing persons: high cost of conflict and violence in Africa
… People go missing in Africa during armed conflicts, other … missing person, economic situation, mental health and psychosocial issues, legal and … parents and other relatives and are not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, …
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