The International Committee of the Red Cross in Greece, 2016-2023: Brief review of activities
… In 2015, following armed conflicts in Syria … of detained migrants. In the field of health care, the ICRC supported the Police and the …
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ACTIVITY REPORT - IRAQ 2023
… ENGLISH Present in Iraq since the Iran-Iraq war in 1980, the … support for water, sanitation, and health-related activities. • • Over 2,400 … humanitarian law. Similarly, healthcare personnel, medico-legal staff, first …
China: Health interventions in crisis situations
… On July 4, Snowy Lintern, delegate to the Armed Forces of the … in Beijing and delivered a speech themed on “Health Interventions in Crisis Situations”. … challenges. Medical facilities and healthcare professionals are being targeted, leaving …
EVENT: Outer Space Military Operations: How to Safeguard Essential Civilian Services?
… of technology enabled by space systems is an integral part of modern-day military … transportation, food and agriculture, health care, financial services, disaster prevention …
The ICRC’s Assembly elects a new member
… 25-06-2024 At its meeting of 21 June 2024, the Assembly of the … of Lisbon in 1983, Ms Sapina began her career in Geneva's banking sector in 1984, … and on protecting medical services (the Health Care in Danger initiative). The …
Council of the EU calls for better protection in humanitarian aid
… approved Council conclusions on protection in humanitarian settings to help reduce the … the extent of identified needs; the ICRC also carefully considers the extent to which its … authorities ; – judicial authorities ; – health and other authorities with normative …
Double jeopardy – during and after conflict: The human cost of weapon contamination in Asia-Pacific
… Living in the shadow of conflict A normal day, a … other unexploded ordnance impede access to health-care facilities, destroy critical … and Banteay Meanchey provinces about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. "The …
Friedrich Born, the Red Cross worker who saved thousands in Hungary during WWII
… Friedrich Born, a delegate from the International Committee of the Red Cross … in need of protection, where food and medical care are provided by the ICRC until December … of Budapest The ICRC provides them with health care, medicine and 3,000 food packages …
ICRC president: "We are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts"
… Republic of the Congo to Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, we are witnessing a global and … access to water, sanitation, electricity or health care – causing more death and disease, …
Keeping the Dreams Alive: Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria
… When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave … Program Enrollee The ICRC’s mental health and psychosocial support teams in … because she is the only one I know that cares for me after my father went missing. I …
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