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ICRC president to meet with families of hostages

… also meet with Israel's foreign minister and health minister alongside the families.  The … be treated humanely, have access to medical care, and be able to communicate with their … support for emergency healthcare, amid the dangerous and chaotic conditions. Planning …

Law and policy topic

Israel and the occupied territories: Deescalate now to prevent further human suffering

… can operate in safety. Critical services like health care, water, and electricity must be … in Gaza are doing their utmost to help in dangerous and chaotic conditions. Ten ICRC …

News release

Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action

… including food, shelter and medical care, contact with the outside world, or … from accessing basic services such as healthcare and schooling because it is dangerous to go out in the street, or when …

Law and policy topic

In South Sudan, insecurity is a constant challenge to healthcare services

… to build resilience by accessing primary health care, food, and water amid volatile security … essential healthcare services. It's even more dangerous and difficult for women amid South …

Article

Kyrgyzstan: A look back at 2014 and forward to the remainder of 2015

… reasons, while providing support regarding health-related issues, in particular … organization's standard procedures. Health care For many years, Penal Institution 31 … those addressed by the Health Care in Danger project. Contact with traditional …

Article

Afghanistan: How we've helped in 2016

… insecurity, lack of access, attacks on health facilities and health workers, are … conflict, by providing basic aid and medical care, improving access to water and … Asia Region during the SAF and Health Care in Danger round table in Colombo; the ICRC and …

Article

Q&A: sexual violence in armed conflict

… not only sustaining potentially dangerous and long-lasting injuries and … in severe physical and psychological health consequences for victims. It is crucial … access to quality and timely medical care within 72 hours to reduce the risk of …

Law and policy topic

Double jeopardy – during and after conflict: The human cost of weapon contamination in Asia-Pacific

… other unexploded ordnance impede access to health-care facilities, destroy critical … and Banteay Meanchey provinces about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. "The …

Law and policy topic

Afghanistan: An infuriating, man-made catastrophe points toward massive suffering for Afghan families

… aid. Municipal workers, teachers, and health staff haven't been paid in five months. … to buy food; their children go hungry, get dangerously thin, and then die. At the paediatric intensive care unit the International Committee of the …

Statement

International Women’s Day 2017: ICRC director joins calls from UK lawyers to step up efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict

… conflict, be it through sexual violence, dangers on the migration route, being detained or by a lack of access to health and reproductive care amid the devastation of war zones. …

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