ICRC exhibition brings reality of war to Australian cities
… the only option. They leave behind their jobs and studies, belongings, security, hopes …
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Central America Annual Report 2019
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization that operates according to the Fundamental Principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence and has the …
Voices from Within: A decade of questions racing through the minds of war surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa
Over the past ten years, several armed conflicts have plagued the Middle East and North Africa. These conflicts and other situations of violence have created unprecedented levels of human suffering …
War pushing water shortages to breaking point in the Middle East, says ICRC report
… essential services, together with a lack of jobs, has resulted in mounting social …
Evaluation of Access to Essential Services Programme in Brazil
This is a summary of the final report of the evaluation of the qualitative and quantitative results of the Safer Access to Essential Public Services Programme. The program was developed by the ICRC …
Bled dry - How war in the Middle East is bringing the region to the brink of a water catastrophe
The Middle East’s water supplies – and the people who depend on them – are at breaking point. On this page that provides highlights of the full report, we detail the inter-related network of problems …
ICRC joins the World Bank in Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project
… except in the month of Ramadan and in those jobs that are determined by a decision of the … of 5 per cent of their total workforce in jobs and professions suited to their … of persons registered with them for jobs suited to their age and occupational …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Key Facts and Figures (07 October 2023 – 31 July 2025)
Twenty-two months since the devastating violence on 07 October 2023, hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza persist. The violence continues to exact an immense human …
Venezuela in 2020: humanitarian work to help those hardest hit by violence and the pandemic
Throughout 2020, the social and economic crisis in Venezuela continued to take its toll on the most vulnerable part of the population, who had to not only endure a context riddled with violence and a …
Exhibition on urban warfare and its impact on the civilian population
… the only option. They leave behind their jobs and studies, belongings, security, hopes …
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