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Myanmar: Operational Facts and Figures – January to December 2024

… safer practices to stay safe from potential danger while conducting their daily activities. … livelihood initiatives . We also supported health structures serving communities with … we organized first aid and pre-hospital care training sessions for those helping people …

Report
Myanmar Facts and Figures Jan - Dec 2024 cover

Photojournalism: call for participation for the 2021 Humanitarian Visa d’Or Award

… photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical services during …

Law and policy topic

Israel and the occupied territories: Restraint and de-escalation urgently needed as civilians pay a terrible price

… that this cycle of violence continues is a danger to people's lives, their homes and the … it is critical that people can access the health care and treatment they need, and we reiterate …

News release

Urban violence and the ICRC's humanitarian response

… and access to basic services such as health care and education. Many large cities of South … and access to basic services such as health care and education. Many large cities of …

Article

Highlights of the ICRC’s activities in Venezuela and the Caribbean in 2024

… their skills in areas such as first aid, health care, protection, economic security, project … medical treatment in nine ICRC-supported health centres. 473 health workers were given …

Article
En Magdaleno, estado Aragua, uno de los participantes del proyecto de emprendimiento está caminando por la calle conversando con un trabajador del CICR.

Weapon contamination

… extend to water sources, posing a risk to health and agriculture. Reducing risk for … conflict-affected areas and to manage the health effects from blast and toxic trauma. … the problem over the long term. Blast trauma care We provide specialized training on blast …

Topic
An ICRC delegate prepares unexploded devices for demolition, in Libya.

Armed violence in Mexico and Central America continues to cause large-scale suffering

… how violence affected communities' access to health care and education. In addition to the visible … deprived of their liberty. We provided health care to 17,631 migrants in ten points of …

News release

World Humanitarian Summit: Istanbul and beyond

… safety; sexual and gender based violence; health services in crisis. The report also sets … protection for the delivery of health care; preventing and addressing the high human … forced to flee their homes face significant danger and hardship and this is also sometimes …

Article

Iraq: Life in Mosul through a child’s eyes

… be done, particularly in terms of homes and health care. The situation is bleak and it is a … too complicated to be treated at the local health-care centres. She is desperate as she …

Law and policy topic

The Fundamental Principles: 60 Years of humanity in action

… violence and upheaval - delivering medical care, reuniting families, visiting detainees, … •   Support essential services such as health care, water systems and epidemic … responded impartially, providing shelter, health care and emergency relief. These stories …

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The ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent assess the needs of people who gathered in collective shelters after fleeing fighting in the region of Aleppo, Syria (2016).

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