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Mali: Fighting deprives population of essentials

09-03-2015 Bamako / Geneva (ICRC) –Tensions remain acute in northern Mali, where attacks occurred in Kidal once again this past weekend. There was violence in the capital Bamako as well. The …

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Sri Lanka: Task force to address causes of prison overcrowding

06-03-2015 Colombo (ICRC) – A task force that will include representatives of Sri Lankan government ministries was set up to analyse the causes of overcrowding and to recommend and implement measures …

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South Sudan: “Snapshot book” helps children find loved ones

05-03-2015 Unaccompanied boys and girls are among the hundreds of thousands of people who have been fleeing continuing violence, from South Sudan into neighbouring Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya. …

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Red Cross Red Crescent denounces recent violence against its volunteers and staff

04-03-2015 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is deeply concerned about the recent spate of attacks against its volunteers and staff. In the last month alone, two volunteers and …

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Philippines: Thousands flee fighting in central Mindanao

03-03-2015 Manila (ICRC) – Thousands of people have fled their homes as fighting between government security forces and armed groups escalates in Maguindanao province, in central Mindanao. The number …

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Ukraine / Russia: Leaders agree that aid must reach eastern Ukraine

27-02-2015 Geneva / Kiev / Moscow (ICRC) – ICRC President Peter Maurer today completed high-level talks in Moscow and Kiev, in which he focused on the severe humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine …

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Philippines: Supporting displaced families in central Mindanao

26-02-2015 Manila (ICRC) – Around 4,000 families displaced by the recent fighting between armed groups in central Mindanao are being assisted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …

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Niger: Displaced persons in Diffa region utterly destitute

25-02-2015 Niamey (ICRC) – The conflict which broke out several months ago in north-eastern Nigeria has spilled over the border into neighbouring Niger. Since 6 February several areas in the Diffa …

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ICRC and African Union remain committed to strengthened collaboration

24-02-2015 The new Head of the ICRC delegation to the African Union, Felipe Donoso, presented his letter of credence to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on …

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Iraq: Many more lives in jeopardy as fighting expands

23-02-2015 Expanding conflict Baghdad / Geneva (ICRC) – As a result of the recent widening of the conflict in Iraq, many more people – numbering in the hundreds of thousands – have been affected. The …

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