South Africa: 15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law - Summary Report
… Minister Landers noted the importance of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) Project, which was piloted in …
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Violence against women
… their access to food, safe drinking water and health care. It may leave them as the head of the … exploitation while travelling, including the danger of being detained, sexually abused or …
Interactive dialogue on violence against women
… their access to food, safe drinking water and health care. It may leave them as the head of the … exploitation while travelling, including the danger of being detained, sexually abused or …
Namibia: Prison chiefs from around the world seeking better conditions for detainees
… facilities where hygiene is inadequate, health care unavailable and safety impossible to … to be concerned about poor and sometimes dangerous practices in the area of prison …
South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment
… Sudan will expand its primary and secondary health-care services (including mental health and … Government of South Sudan Healthcare in Danger International Committee of the Red …
150 years of humanitarian action: Photos past and present
… The First World War Women and war Health care in danger Protecting prisoners National …
Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims
… commonly used by teams working to neutralize dangerous items to avoid accidents. The ICRC …
South Asia experts to discuss protection of cultural property during armed conflict
… the ICRC is doing to put an end to attacks on health workers and patients, go to Health Care in Danger website Follow the ICRC on Facebook and …
ICRC president: "We are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts"
… access to water, sanitation, electricity or health care – causing more death and disease, … about protecting civilians from the deadly dangers of hostilities. They stem from the …
Syria: In societies shattered by conflict, civilians pay a high price for years
… children here have less food, clean water, health care and education than international … call for. They are endlessly exposed to dangers, and their rights are ignored. A lack …
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