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Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war

… left the land and moved to the cities to find jobs.” The loss of palms and the drying of the … areas like Basra or Najaf in the search for jobs. As an example, the population of the … rural areas to go work in unskilled labor jobs in urban areas or in the oil fields. …

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Jordan: Recognising the importance of career development for people with physical disabilities

The ICRC recognises the need to better address the issue of social inclusion in the physical rehabilitation services it provides globally. To do this, it teamed up with the Adecco Group Foundation to …

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Russian Federation: Food parcels help Ukrainian families keep hope alive

… around here, so I have to make do with odd jobs," continues Vitaliy. "I keep looking, I'm …

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Choosing your possible future employer: ICRC or your National Red Cross Society

… Cross: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Jobs Canadian Red Cross: http://www.redcross.ca/about-us/jobs Danish Red Cross: …

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Pakistan: 6 women doctors reveal their inspiration, challenges and advice for future generation

… reason. Her parents believed that respectable jobs suited for women were either teaching or … aggression towards practitioners whose jobs are to save lives is never acceptable. …

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Halima’s testimony: From Baga to Maiduguri’s stadium

… the camp to desperately look for menial daily jobs in town in order to bring back some food … Most of the times however, they found no jobs. After a stay of around a month and a …

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How to deal with traumatic imagery as a communicator

Trauma sensitive practices ensure the mental safety and wellbeing of those managing, creating and moderating content, and those included in the content itself. At the core of a workplace's trauma …

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Afghanistan: Cash grants helping people survive and pull through crisis

… for his family, he has been doing small jobs that earn him only around 70 AFN ($0.8) a … 2021, nearly 700,000 people have lost their jobs and nearly 90 per cent of the employed …

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Speech by ICRC president: A commitment to address forced displacement

… told me of their problems: that there are no jobs for them, no schools for their children. … life are available – hospitals, schools, jobs, food, water, shelter – most people will … work with businesses to provide education, jobs and security, for refugees and locals. …

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Afghanistan: Diary from the ground

… daily struggle for them. Little security, few jobs. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC There are many ways … to seek work abroad. There are practically no jobs in the region, so leaving is the only …

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