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Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict

… – the gradual collapse of electricity, water and sanitation services. This report is … one broken pipe can deprive 100,000 people of water. This film shows how the ICRC works with … by Jean-Philippe Dross, Head of the Water and Habitat Unit at the ICRC, who coordinated …

Law and policy topic

Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict

… where access to basic needs such as food, water and medicine are severely limited. … baking facilities, and repairing damage water and sewage systems. The ICRC also runs …

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Uganda: When a solar panel helps save lives

Life behind bars, with limited access to adequate health care, is unbearable. But sometimes it takes as little as a solar panel to make a difference. In Uganda and elsewhere around the world, the …

Article

Ukraine: Civilians caught in crossfire

… peril. People desperately need safety, food, water, medicine, power and shelter. "It's … population, such as food and drinking-water installations. Mr Masson added: "The use …

News release

ICRC joins the World Bank in Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project

… adverse impacts (e.g. loss of major natural habitat). Activities that may cause long term … Plan (PMP) and include measures to mitigate water, air, and soil impacts, in accordance … Animal Housing equipment (drinkers, water tank, etc). Sesames crop value chain …

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Iraq: Thousands face difficult conditions after fleeing Ramadi

… in the Buzeibiz Bridge area of Baghdad. Food, water and health care are hard to come by. …

Video

South Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures

… Detainees` conditions improved with access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services … restoration of vital infrastructure, such as water supply systems. Affected communities and … conditions of 5,627 detainees with access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services …

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South Sudanese returnees at Gok Machar

Iraq: A tough year for civilians, especially the displaced

… shortages of medicines and supplies. With water, electricity and even medical staff in … in 2014. Improving access to clean drinking water Making clean drinking water more widely available is one of the …

News release

China: ICRC signs MoU with ACBASR to help Chinese enterprises improve overseas practices

… key areas: economic security, health, and water and habitat. Since 1935, the ICRC has been working …

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