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 …
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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 …
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 …
Myanmar: The year 2024 in pictures
… challenges, including limited access to health care, water, food, communications, … them to adopt safe practices to avoid the dangers of explosive remnants of war. Aye …
Protection of civilians in armed conflict
… ICRC. The tragedies I've seen so far in my career have left deep scars within me. Unlike … damage to critical infrastructure, such as health care, water and electricity. … Cross Red Crescent Movement Health Care in Danger Initiative. Debates like this can play …
South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare facilities putting communities at risk
… medicines and medical equipment in a Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC) supported by the ICRC. "We stayed in places inhabited by dangerous animals. Snakes bit some people and …
Myanmar: Law and order, community trust needed to overcome humanitarian crisis
… are now suffering from severe shock. It feels dangerous to move, so people stay in place, … access to schools, farm fields, markets and health care. How can families move forward? To …
How humanitarian law applies to armed conflict and nuclear power plants
… plants and other installations containing dangerous forces have specific protections … severe short- and long-term effects on human health and on the environment, which are … be civilian. Parties must also take constant care to spare the civilian population, …
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Operational Update December 2020
… bodies from the battlefield are extremely dangerous because the terrain is littered with … hygiene facilities, clean water Mental health and psychosocial support Damage to … the region, as of early December: HEALTH CARE 15 hospitals and medical facilities …
"Listening to the voices of victims": Lorenzo Caraffi
… is taking an immense toll on the mental health of affected communities and making it … a regrettable record of attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles, and … that must not be forgotten. Health care in danger. Prisons, migration and use of force. …
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