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The ICRC appeals for 2.17 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2025

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … humanitarian response and an ambitious yet careful reinforcing of services in line with … by helping people to meet their basic health care and physical rehabilitation. It …

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Tigray. An ICRC staff screens conflict affected children and woman for malnutrition.

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

… Living in the shadow of conflict  A normal day, a … other unexploded ordnance impede access to health-care facilities, destroy critical … and Banteay Meanchey provinces about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. "The …

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The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza

In the dry Gaza wind, the dust never quite … Each day, hundreds of patients and their caretakers rely on these medical professionals … It stands as a testament to the courage of health workers and the will to survive of the …

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Red Cross Field Hospital aerial shot

ICRC operational response to COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific

… Unprecedented stress on the most advanced health-care systems. Extreme strain on major economies and financial markets. A …

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The International Committee of the Red Cross in Greece, 2016-2023: Brief review of activities

In 2015, following armed conflicts in Syria … of detained migrants.  In the field of health care, the ICRC supported the Police and the …

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Child next to a tent in ICRC camp in Greece

Twelfth edition of the ICRC’s Humanitarian Visa d’Or: Displaced people in focus

… From 29 March to 14 June 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross … photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical …

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ICRC president: "We are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts"

… Republic of the Congo to Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, we are witnessing a global and … access to water, sanitation, electricity or health care – causing more death and disease, …

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ICRC’s year in pictures, 2021: War expands, athletes shine and families reunite

… pandemic concerns, and reasons to smile. Increased conflict in Ethiopia and a volcano’s … in Afghanistan still brought huge hunger and health needs. Athletes on a podium reminded us … health center supported by ICRC takes care of a patient in Aden, Yemen. After seven …

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Climate change in the Central African Republic: what threats?

… With many meteorological stations having fallen into disuse or now obsolete, the … serious in a country where access to health care is extremely limited. The situation is …

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ICRC statement on recruitment and use of children in hostilities

… Ministerial Side Meeting on Paris Principles … first-hand the challenges and the real dangers of being part of an armed force or an … 32 Family reunification and family based care arrangements … 36 Health … teachers, organised civil society, parents, health workers, religious leaders and other …

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