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Armed violence and the new urban agenda: Recommendations for Habitat III

… water, sewerage, waste disposal and health care are more dependent than ever on complex … training and other means. THE HEALTH CARE IN DANGER PROJECT Health Care in Danger is an …

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Ethiopia: A dispatch from West Tigray and North Amhara

… and deliver medicines and supplies to health care facilities and ambulances, which we had … of injured people in recent weeks to health care facilities. We provided some first …

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South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands face critical food shortage

… to help by improving access to food and health care." Though a peace agreement has been … a life on the run -- in search of food and health care and from the dangers of warfare and …

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Somalia: Life-saving assistance to people affected by the drought

… daughter as she sleeps at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Kismayo General Hospital … therapeutic milk, he has been regaining his health. Despite the good progress, Arbay Ahmed, … The children in this phase are well out of danger and will be discharged soon. …

Somalia: Working together for humanity

… Services Department in the Ministry of Health. During this twin assignment l had the … we have 44 mother and child health-care centres in south and central Somalia. Our … situations in all the regions. What danger does the nature of the prevailing …

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Q&A: Humanitarian situation in Venezuela

… resources. Challenges to maintain the health system up and running and to repair … continue training health staff in emergency care, donating hospital equipment, and … vulnerable, with sexual violence a real danger. In Venezuela, some children are left …

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Yemen: Plight of Population is Growing as World Attention Wanes

… to other essential needs such as basic health care is dangerously limited in these areas. … ordnance (UXO) presents a significant danger to the people across Yemen, but …

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Iraq on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Honoring over 40 Years of Cooperation

… of people in need across Iraq: •    Health care access : 10 mobile clinics supported by … in emergency response, health care in danger, climate action, and restoring family …

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Anbar, Iraq in 2013.

Prisons, migration and use of force

… basic services for detainees, such as food, health care and judicial guarantees. In the midst of … and violence, which exposes them to danger due to their unfamiliarity with the …

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Confidential dialogue with weapon bearers in Colombia

… travel, food and accommodation for the 886 health-care workers who took part in this exercise, … that must not be forgotten. Health care in danger. Prisons, migration and use of force. …

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