A conflict without borders continues to play out in the Sahel
… search of safety. Conflict is not the only danger they face; climate change and the … withdrawn. In the province of Oudalan, 29 health-care centres have closed, leaving nearly …
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Australia: Ensuring war games play by the rules
… including a civilian casualty and a Health Care in Danger incident, to increase the level of …
Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024
… KENYA WORKING TOWARDS STRENGTHENING PRISON HEALTH SYSTEM AND IMPROVING HEALTH CARE OF INMATES IN KENYA PRISON SERVICE In … called the forgotten route, capturing the danger and challenges for migrants transiting …
Central America Annual Report 2019
… added to constraints on access to education, health care and other essential public services and … toll of this is all too evident. Health-care personnel and teaching staff are …
ICRC statement on recruitment and use of children in hostilities
… 32 Family reunification and family based care arrangements … 36 Health … participate in armed conflict, despite the danger and harm this involves. Despite their … teachers, organised civil society, parents, health workers, religious leaders and other …
Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement: a threat to life and international law?
… achieve the same aim while posing less of a danger to life; and whether this is an … situations to provide the immediate medical care that might be characterised as adequate to … to limit the risk of death and other adverse health effects. The dose of a chemical used is …
Egypt Activity Report 2016
… distribution of food and hygiene parcels. Health Additionally, the ICRC continued to … were trained to become Emergency Room Trauma Care Trainers 75 ERC volunteers were trained as … nurses were sensitized on “Health Care in Danger”. 40+ EAO personnel were sensitized on …
ICRC policy on immigration detention
… persons with mental disabilities and/or health conditions, and elderly people, should … to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to violations of … including access to adequate medical care. They must be protected against all forms …
Afghanistan: summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2025
… facilitated improved access to primary health care, mostly for women and children, by … members received training in Health care in Danger (HCiD) workshops. radio rooms were set …
ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
… during armed conflicts 69 Protecting health care in conflict situations 72 IHL and the … /www.icrcproject.org/elearning/health-care-in-danger/beta/); • an online casebook containing …
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