Somalia: Life-saving assistance to people affected by the drought
… two-year-old daughter as she sleeps at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Kismayo General … therapeutic milk, he has been regaining his health. Despite the good progress, Arbay …
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South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands face critical food shortage
… face severe food shortages and an alarming hunger situation after two years of … to help by improving access to food and health care." Though a peace agreement has been …
Yemen: Plight of Population is Growing as World Attention Wanes
… Continuously raging violence in Taiz, Marib, … access to other essential needs such as basic health care is dangerously limited in these areas. …
Iraq on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Honoring over 40 Years of Cooperation
… the courage, compassion, and unwavering humanitarian commitment of the world’s … thousands of people in need across Iraq: • Health care access : 10 mobile clinics supported by …
Somalia: Working together for humanity
… The ICRC has maintained its presence in Somalia since the … Services Department in the Ministry of Health. During this twin assignment l had the … programme, we have 44 mother and child health-care centres in south and central Somalia. Our …
Ethical decisions - good but not always easy to make
… treat first, a civilian or a combatant? Under international humanitarian law all wounded … Similarly, when cooperating with local health-care systems or treating local populations, …
South Sudan: Midwife’s heroic actions save mom and newborn twins
… When Grace* arrived at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre in South Sudan's northeast region she was in …
Prisons, migration and use of force
… The COVID-19 pandemic has led to complications in many detention facilities in Colombia. Not … basic services for detainees, such as food, health care and judicial guarantees. In the midst of …
War crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and their source in international humanitarian law – Table
… Table seeking to provide the war crimes over which the … great suffering, or serious injury to body or health Wilfully causing great suffering or … property: Rule 38 of CIHL Study A. Special care must be taken in military operations to …
The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
… 37th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law: Conduct of … effects, from the malfunctioning of heath care structures to the spread of diseases. It … attainable standard of physical and mental health, Paul Hunt; the Representative of the …
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