Understanding violence against health care: A gender perspective
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Philippines: Round-up of activities in central Mindanao
An update of our activities in central Mindanao, Philippines. Content: The uncertainty of displacement Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit Health: Life-saving support without distinction …
Nigeria: Overview of the ICRC's work
Present in Nigeria since 1988 (and during the civil war in 1967 - 1970), the ICRC helps people affected by armed conflict and violence, particularly in the north-east, the Middle Belt and the Niger …
Living with earthquakes in Nepal: “When is it going to finally be over?”
… but he was safe. Driving home at night, the streets that had come back to life over the …
Ukraine: ICRC activities, February and March 2015
In Ukraine, the ICRC has been providing food and other assistance, helping people repair their war-damaged homes, supporting hospitals visiting detainees, tracing missing persons, maintaining contact …
Tens of thousands in dire need of basic services in Syrian town
… of the ICRC in Syria, Marianne Gasser. "The streets are totally empty, shops closed. There …
Yemen: ICRC delivers aid, urges parties to minimize civilian casualties
The recent intensification of fighting in Yemen, with airstrikes day and night, brought increased suffering to the people of Yemen and required the ICRC to deliver emergency medical and food aid, …
Afghanistan: Stranger than reality and harsher than fiction
… my first visit and I was keen to walk on the streets – get a feel for the place, the …
Lebanon: Violence erupts in country’s biggest Palestinian camp
… district. "The camp is overcrowded and the streets are too narrow for ambulances to pass. …
Peru: Searching for the missing decades after war
… and volunteers carry the coffins through the streets of Ayacucho. [Nadia Shira Cohen/ICRC] …
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