ICRC Activities in Egypt 2021
… of violence, and migration, and works with healthcare providers to help them enhance their … response training skills and Health Care in Danger (HCiD) dissemination sessions through …
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… Ukraine How you can help Afghanistan Health-care services in Afghanistan are in urgent … Ukraine, the situation is incredibly tense, dangerous and distressing for the population. …
Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts
… example, civilian infrastructure needed for health care, transportation, communications, energy … civilians and civilian objects from the danger arising from military operations.11 It …
Syria: In societies shattered by conflict, civilians pay a high price for years
… children here have less food, clean water, health care and education than international … call for. They are endlessly exposed to dangers, and their rights are ignored. A lack …
Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims
… commonly used by teams working to neutralize dangerous items to avoid accidents. The ICRC …
10 Years of Health Care in Danger in the Movement
… While the protection of health care goes back to the very origins of the … decade. The genesis of the Health Care in Danger Project and Initiative was brought …
How humanitarian corridors work to help people in conflict zones
… are organized, the ICRC's role in it, and the dangers, among other frequently asked … northwest of Syria. The wounded were taken to health care centres, while a mix of local …
South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare facilities putting communities at risk
… medicines and medical equipment in a Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC) supported by the ICRC. "We stayed in places inhabited by dangerous animals. Snakes bit some people and …
The 1st World Conference on Health in Detention
… Switzerland PROGRAMME Statement of Purpose Health in detention is public health. Health authorities, senior management, healthcare and safety workers, academics and … detention Special Session 1.5. Health care in Danger in detention – legal and practical …
Myanmar: Raising awareness of landmine risks, minimizing threat to lives
… food insecurity, no access to clean water and health care, and other basic necessities. Added to … hazards continue to pose life-threatening danger to the people. In Rakhine State, women, …
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