IHL and Persons with Disabilities
… difficulty accessing basic services, such as health care, water, sanitation, shelter and food, as … aids or equipment. In many cases, normal health and social services are disrupted, or …
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Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC calls for immediate protection of civilians in Jenin
… minute of this ongoing violence poses a danger to lives, homes, essential services, and … population in Jenin have unimpeded access to health services, shelter, food, and water. … people and be able to provide emergency care without putting their own lives at risk. …
Delivering emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict in Nigeria
… emergency aid, as well as supporting health-care services and livelihoods, particularly in … patients attended 23 ICRC-supported primary health-care centres and 3 mobile clinics …
DR Congo: Huge numbers of people in dire need of assistance following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo
… government has issued assurances that the danger has passed, volcano experts have not, at … to Goma. This includes providing water and health care and reuniting separated families. They are …
45,000 Minutes of Hope are not Enough
… migrants' needs do not: dignified treatment, health care, a safe place to stay and protection by … support the authorities' efforts to provide health care, infrastructure, water and …
COVID-19: Lessons from Philippines jails show how to fight infectious coronavirus disease
… packed people and (often) limited access to health care make for a risky situation. Overcrowding, … ventilation and infrastructures, deficient health, hygiene and sanitation conditions …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system
… satisfactory conditions of shelter, hygiene, health, safety and nutrition, and that families … to comply with evacuation orders. Constant care must be taken to spare them. They must … have continued access to adequate medical care and other essential services. About the …
The invisible consequences of explosive devices in Colombia
… such as water sources, schooling and medical care. There is also a risk of losing … to leave their homes because of the constant danger posed by the presence of these devices. … to basic services such as education and health. Hugo Fiz, Former Head of the ICRC …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2023
… specialized in the fields of protection, health, forensics, and weapon contamination to … Our efforts to raise awareness about the danger of landmines and unexploded ordnance … vaccination services at primary-health-care centres upgraded by the ICRC. • 3,474 …
We can build on good practices emerging from the pandemic to address the individual and systemic drivers of vulnerability
… us, that the pandemic has not solely been a health crisis: it has intensified existing … kept apart, shuttered schools, routine health care and vaccinations halted. We have seen the …
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