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Haiti: Influx of wounded patients exacerbates needs in hospitals

… Haiti`s capital, Port-au-Prince, as they run dangerously low on medical supplies amid a … urgent needs and enhance people`s access to healthcare and other humanitarian services. Some …

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México: Humanitarian Report 2024

… in numbers 42.775 migrants received medical care at six assistance points operated by the … forced migration, broken families, mental health problems and more. It restricts … detected by the authorities, people resort to dangerous means and routes that expose them to …

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ICRC 2024 Opinion Paper - How is the term "Armed Conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?

… and wounded persons must be collected and cared for, without any discrimination and in … for believing that the person would be in danger of suffering the violation of certain … age-appropriate access to education, food and health care. When deprived of their liberty, …

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Colombia: ICRC calls for special agreements to be adopted as part of negotiations with armed groups

… of their liberty; and the safeguarding of health services. These special agreements … displaced or confined because of the constant danger that these weapons put them in, also … on violent acts committed against health-care services in 2023. The National Medical …

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The invisible consequences of explosive devices in Colombia

… such as water sources, schooling and medical care. There is also a risk of losing … to leave their homes because of the constant danger posed by the presence of these devices. … to basic services such as education and health. Hugo Fiz, Former Head of the ICRC …

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Colombia: Humanitarian Report 2024

… communities who had been displaced and who, scared for their lives, took the only way out … to essential services such as drinking water, health care, food, education and, in general, … to leave their homes because of the constant danger posed by the presence of these devices. …

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Israel and the occupied territories: Key Facts and Figures from 7 October 2023 to 31 March 2024

… their humane treatment, access to adequate health care, ability to re-establish contact with … the need to expose maintenance staff to dangerous field operations, and enabling a …

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DR Congo: More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid as violence in eastern provinces intensifies

… available to respond to the crisis are in danger of running out very quickly. The … were referred to the ICRC for medical care and psychosocial support. The ICRC is … separated family members to reconnect.   Health 450 wounded people were admitted to the …

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: The forgotten people of North Kivu

… incidents in which people's access to health care was infringed, mostly in Goma. These … setting up beds in tents. HEALTH CARE IN DANGER It is when fighting breaks out that …

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ICRC Activities in Jordan: Facts & Figures 2023

… conflict. By orchestrating a series of mental health and psychosocial support sessions, … Centers (CRC). • 1 workshop on various healthcare in detention themes was conducted for 35 … under the initiative of Health Care in Danger which was followed by a ToT to 20 …

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