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Mozambique: Deterioration in humanitarian situation curbs access to health services

People have fled to urban areas such as Pemba, Montepuez, and Metuge, putting increased strain on communities and infrastructure, including on already fragile medical services. ICRC/ Mariana …

ICRC supports Fiji Police with key training ahead of South Sudan deployment

Suva, Fiji (ICRC) – Eighteen police officers from the Fiji Police Force attended a pre-deployment briefing session to South Sudan facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in …

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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): Second humanitarian plan to identify Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin Cemetery

18-03-2021 Joint Statement from the ICRC, the government of Argentina and the government of the United Kingdom. Geneva (ICRC) – Representatives from Argentina and the United Kingdom today signed an …

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Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict

Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict On 18 March 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convened a webinar discussion with experts about "Digital …

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Prisons, migration and use of force: important topics for Colombia

Annual report 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges in many areas, such as health management inside the country's prisons and the humanitarian consequences of migration. Likewise, it …

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Armed conflict in Colombia: A pain that doesn't go away

A reduction in the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict and violence would have been a positive start to 2021. Sadly, the opposite was true. There are at least five ongoing non-international …

Law and policy topic

ICRC launches largest-ever budget appeal to address growing humanitarian needs in conflict zones

Beijing (ICRC) – To address the spiking humanitarian needs, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched its largest-ever yearly funding appeal for 2.3 billion Swiss francs (about …

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Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working tirelessly to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical transport and patients in …

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How do we raise vaccine acceptance in Israel’s Bedouin community?

We believe getting as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible is key to ending the pandemic. Together with our partners Magen David Adom (MDA) , last week we launched a campaign to …

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Venezuela in 2020: humanitarian work to help those hardest hit by violence and the pandemic

Throughout 2020, the social and economic crisis in Venezuela continued to take its toll on the most vulnerable part of the population, who had to not only endure a context riddled with violence and a …

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