People on War 2016
… practices are wrong and that civilians and health-care workers and facilities must be protected. … www.icrc.org/peopleonwar HEALTH CARE IN DANGER What about attacking hospitals, …
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The Safer Access programme: Good practice in Brazil showcased at the World Urban Forum
… essential service providers, such as those in health care, education and social care, to reduce and … implementing the programme has allowed real dangers to be correctly identified and how …
Pakistan newsletter: January-June 2016
… of people with disabilities, and our work in Health Care in Danger. In conversation with Doctor Seemin …
Sudan: Promoting respect for children’s rights during armed conflict
… worked with NSAGs in the framework of the "Health Care in Danger" project. Violence against patients and …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC helps facilitate release of 3 hostages and 90 detainees, bringing hope and relief to families
… their safe return and providing the necessary care at this critical moment is a great … and in Gaza, ICRC teams had to manage the dangers posed by unexploded ordnance and … well as support for essential services like health care, water and sanitation, and …
Operational update on Ethiopia: ICRC concerned about humanitarian situation in rural areas of Tigray
… food supplies in rural areas of Tigray are dangerously low, as many people lost both … when they fled their homes. Lack of access to health services and lack of security are other … medical services. Supporting primary health care facilities is now an even greater …
Finding ways to survive: Stories from Colombia
… a coma. When I woke up, I was in intensive care. My brother said: 'What I am going to do … region of Colombia, only to land up in a dangerous, run-down part of Medellín. The ICRC … ICRC carried out activities in the areas of health, economic security and water and …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The forgotten people of North Kivu
… incidents in which people's access to health care was infringed, mostly in Goma. These … setting up beds in tents. HEALTH CARE IN DANGER It is when fighting breaks out that …
Two years of devastation in Sudan: A civilian toll that cannot be ignored
… safe removal of 300 orphans and 70 of their caretakers from combat zones in mid-2023 — … violence is widespread. The collapse of health care An estimated 70–80 per cent of … aid across the country — even in the most dangerous conditions. Since the start of the …
Nuclear weapons: Global support for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons is growing
… the immediate and long-term effects on human health, as well as on societies, health-care systems, the environment, and the planet … a new nuclear arms race, show the inherent dangers of this presumed "balance". Not since …
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