Safer Access: An Introduction
This publication provides a condensed overview of the Safer Access emergency preparedness and development approach, with a focus on the Safer Access Framework. It summarizes the main aspects of the …
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Yemen: ICRC opens surgical hospital amidst fighting in Aden
19-06-2015 Sana'a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has opened a surgical hospital in the Yemeni city of Aden, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Aden …
Refugees: No future at home
An estimated 11 million people have been displaced within their own country in the Middle East, and some 3.7 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighbouring countries. The ICRC is working across …
Lebanon: Syrian refugee children receive treatment at ICRC hospital
When he's not taking selfies on his mother's phone, nine-year-old Ahmad changes the dressing of his amputated legs and inspects his healing wounds on his own. Four years ago in Idlib, Syria, a mortar …
Tanzania: Family reunited amid a sea of refugees
Augustin Minani thought he would never see his children again. Fearing for his life after deadly attacks broke out in his neighbourhood in Burundi, the 31-year-old and his wife fled their home. But …
Syria: Access to stressed health-care system deteriorates
Access to an already stressed health-care system in Syria is deteriorating further. Although we were recently able to deliver medical supplies to certain regions, the ICRC is calling on parties to …
World Refugee Day 2015
Syria, Iraq and Burundi are just examples of a growing number of humanitarian crises that have forced millions to flee their homes. Thousands more are displaced from their communities every day. …
Top humanitarian photo prize awarded for reportage of rape trials in Democratic Republic of the Congo
19-06-2015 Paris/Geneva (ICRC) - The photojournalist Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi has been chosen by unanimous vote as the winner of the humanitarian Visa d'Or award for her depiction of the trial of 39 …
ICRC consultation brings together legal professionals to discuss IHL
Judges, prosecutors, and defence lawyers from around the world have been meeting in a consultation organised by the ICRC's Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, to discuss key issues on …
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