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Southern Africa: Website launched to help families find missing relatives

29-08-2019 Pretoria (ICRC) — Families in southern Africa who are looking for a missing relative now have a new online tool to help them in their search. Trace the Face , a secure website created and …

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Women talk to women: ICRC humanitarians speak up amid conflict and crises

19-08-2019 World Humanitarian Day 2019 honours women aid workers ICRC: better protection of women in war needed UN: Humanitarian crises disproportionately affect women UN estimates 83% of displaced …

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Yemen: Significant humanitarian needs following days of fighting in Aden

12-08-2019 Geneva/Sanaa (Yemen) Hospitals in the Yemeni city of Aden are struggling and desperately in need of basic supplies, following days of fighting that left scores dead and hundreds injured, …

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Afghanistan: Civilian suffering remains far too high

12-08-2019 Kabul (ICRC) - As Eid ul-Adha is approaching, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is disheartened to see that the ongoing peace talks have not diminished the intensity of …

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They remain as life-saving as always: PNG reflects upon 70 years of Geneva Conventions

12-08-2019 Port Moresby (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Papua New Guinea will host celebrations to mark 70 years of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August in Port …

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Viet Nam: Experts from 16 countries in Asia-Pacific to delve into IHL, related themes

08-07-2019 Close to 50 experts from 16 countries are expected to attend the 14th Southeast and Northeast Asia Session on International Humanitarian Law  being organized from today in Hanoi, Viet Nam. …

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South Sudan: Gunshot injuries remain high despite peace deal

08-07-2019 Juba (ICRC) - The number of patients admitted to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)-supported surgical units in South Sudan with injuries from violence remains high ten months …

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Operational update on Syria: More than 2,000 patients treated at new field hospital

04-07-2019 Geneva - An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in the Al Hol camp for displaced people in north-eastern Syria : “The medical needs in Al Hol …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani and Armenian nationals

28-06-2019 Yerevan/Baku (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani and an Armenian citizen were repatriated today in an operation carried out with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The …

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South Sudan: ICRC facilitates release of 15 detainees

27-06-2019 Juba/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release of 15 persons detained in relation to the conflict in South Sudan . The operation marks …

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