Myanmar: Law and order, community trust needed to overcome humanitarian crisis
… Statement by Dominik Stillhart, director of global operations … access to schools, farm fields, markets and health care. How can families move forward? To …
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Namibia: Prison chiefs from around the world seeking better conditions for detainees
… (ICRC) – At the annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons … facilities where hygiene is inadequate, health care unavailable and safety impossible to …
South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare facilities putting communities at risk
… Leer, Mayendit, and Koch counties in Unity state of South Sudan have been … medicines and medical equipment in a Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC) supported by the ICRC. "We …
South Sudan: New fighting will bring new suffering
… forced to flee new outbreaks of fighting in South Sudan will suffer from a lack of food and health care while on the run. The latest uprootings …
Azerbaijan: Empowering mine survivors through purposeful reintegration into the community
… In the aftermath of armed conflict, meeting … overcome their challenges through our mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) … resilience. Provided direct psychological care to 44 affected people through 301 …
People on War 2016
… June and September 2016, over 17,000 people in 16 countries were asked to share their … practices are wrong and that civilians and health-care workers and facilities must be protected. …
Central America: Annual Report 2020
… solutions. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CENTROAMÉRICA IN BRIEF ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CENTRAL AMERICA 1 … by violence 57 Migration and displacement 60 Health care 61 The missing 64 People deprived of …
I am no different than anyone else
… leg has not slowed him down, and he has no intention of it setting him back now. Faris … needs to be amputated," he said. A crumbling health care system Years of war and economic turmoil …
Afghanistan: Real commitment to reduce civilian suffering needed from warring parties
… statement from Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … near populated areas. Rising attacks on health facilities and workers – 54 in the … injured or sick but can’t seek out medical care because nearby clinics have closed and …
Trainings on de-escalation of violence at healthcare facilities
… research study on the patterns of violence against healthcare in Karachi. The report can be accessed …
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