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Philippines: Round-up of activities in central Mindanao

… The uncertainty of displacement Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit … weeks, hygiene items and tarpaulins. Potable water was also delivered daily from 27 … access,” explained Marco Albertini, Water and Habitat Coordinator of ICRC in the …

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Humanitarian innovation: Interview with Katy Hartley, Director of the Philips Foundation

… with technical staff from the ICRC's health, water & habitat, logistics and sustainable development …

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Central African Republic: Life within a displaced persons camp

… with Sodeca to build a 3.5 kilometer-long water system. Michel (centre) is ICRC's water engineer, and he trains the workers from … Virginie Nguyen Hoang Mpoko Camp, Bangui This water system in Mpoko Camp in Bangui can hold …

Jordan: Facts & figures on ICRC's work from January to June 2016

… provided food, essential relief items, clean water, and other services to hundreds of … 150,000 people have benefitted from water projects in the Northern Badia 63,000 … with the Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS). Water projects benefitting 150,000 Jordanians …

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KAMPALA: Prisons Conference Ends with Goodwill for Proper Maintenance of Correctional Facilities

… the guide, Jean-Marc Zbinden, ICRC's Water and Habitat advisor in detention noted, "This …

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Libya: Facts and figures, January – December 2018

… with material and training. Access to safe water and better sanitation  Contributed to the repair of water-supply infrastructures to provide drinking water to more than 130,500 people in Derna and …

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Afghanistan: Stories from the north

… for six days without food, and only a little water. It took us 13 hours to get to safety in … for some time." Wocha Wona Meanwhile, a water crisis was severely affecting the 4,000 … he explained, "but during the dry season the water table drops, making it difficult for us …

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Sudan: Essential services at breaking point after two months of fighting

… the capital Khartoum and in Darfur. Power and water stations have been seriously damaged, … Khartoum have spent many weeks without clean water and electricity, having to walk long … without access to the essentials, like water, electricity and healthcare,” says …

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Afghanistan: One month of helping people affected by Kunar earthquake

… separated relatives. Providing clean water and sanitary facilities 45,000 litres of drinking water 60 portable latrines Additional supplies such as water tanks, jerrycans, chlorine tablets, …

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People search through the rubble of collapsed buildings after an earthquake, surrounded by broken wooden beams and stones, with mountains visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Syria: ICRC steps up aid efforts across Aleppo

… the lives of thousands and worsened access to water, food, and basic health-care services … which has caused severe damage to the water network. Tens of thousands are still … and Raqqa." In close cooperation with local water boards, the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red …

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