Diary: Bearing witness to the crisis in Syria
… The most basic things – food, water, shelter, health care – nothing can be taken for granted … parcels, obtaining security guarantees for dangerous areas, establishing what kind of …
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Syria: A people ignored, a land destroyed
… opposition groups are operating. We visited health facilities where the injured and sick … bakeries where every ounce of flour was being carefully used. We saw how close to the edge … or her life and embark on a journey full of danger and the unknown. But if people cannot …
Voices from Within: A decade of questions racing through the minds of war surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa
… levels of human suffering and brought entire health-care systems to the brink of collapse, just … in close proximity to front lines or other dangers. This report tells the stories of …
Keeping the Dreams Alive: Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria
… Program Enrollee The ICRC’s mental health and psychosocial support teams in … be a medical doctor to help sick people from danger... We learnt a lot from the lessons we … because she is the only one I know that cares for me after my father went missing. I …
Biological weapons: Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of States Parties
… civil society – to ensure that potentially dangerous biotechnology is subject to … biological weapons to human, animal and plant health. Responsibility for strengthening the … to deliver quality preventive and curative care to non-Ebola patients; establish …
From our archives: Modes of transport
… the medical mission and the department of health travel from Negrito to Barbacoas in dugout canoes, to bring health care to the people living in these isolated … be to evacuate people who are wounded or in danger, reach those in need, or bring them …
Colombia: 230,000 people receive aid while awaiting peace
… as contact with their families and access to health care. Certain humanitarian issues will remain … The ICRC moved 655 people whose lives were in danger to safer locations. It also helped 220 …
ICRC Activities in Jordan: Facts & Figures 2023
… conflict. By orchestrating a series of mental health and psychosocial support sessions, … Centers (CRC). • 1 workshop on various healthcare in detention themes was conducted for 35 … under the initiative of Health Care in Danger which was followed by a ToT to 20 …
México: Humanitarian Report 2024
… in numbers 42.775 migrants received medical care at six assistance points operated by the … forced migration, broken families, mental health problems and more. It restricts … detected by the authorities, people resort to dangerous means and routes that expose them to …
The ICRC appeals for 2.17 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2025
… humanitarian response and an ambitious yet careful reinforcing of services in line with … pamphlets raise people’s awareness of the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of … by helping people to meet their basic health care and physical rehabilitation. It …
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