Humanitarian Visa d’Or: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham wins for documenting the plight of civilians in the DRC
… that also included work about Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Myanmar and Sudan. "I was moved by the …
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Jerusalem: As Ramadan approaches, Al-Aqsa Mosque's guards receive training in first aid
… well as the ICRC’s protection activities in Israel and the Occupied Territories, such as …
Palestinian circus brings a smile to children's faces in Jerusalem
… get a permit to cross from the West Bank to Israel. However, with the assistance of the …
Kitchen sets to engineering machines: Humanitarian connection of India’s producers
… to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central Africa, Israel, Korea, Lebanon, Mali, Philippines, …
Best practices for ambulance services – excellent health care for patients
… in Geneva, in December. National Societies in Israel, Kenya, the Philippines, Colombia and …
Our work in the Middle East: Operational response to COVID-19
… photo: Anas Kambal/ICRC Quantity 09.2020 Item Israel and the Occupied Territories An ICRC … items to Al Katibe prison in Gaza City In Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, we are … our visits to places of detention in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza will continue, …
Fourth Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
… urges the four States yet to join – Egypt, Israel, the Democratic People's Republic of …
Israeli and Palestinian millennials are ‘most pessimistic’ on prospects for peace
… 16-01-2020 Jerusalem – Most Israeli and Palestinian millennials think the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “will never end”. … Many of the answers given by Palestinian and Israeli millennials were particularly …
The ICRC at Davos: Tech partnerships, augmented reality and the cruelty of war
… and suffering can smoulder for years. Congo, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, …
Scalpels and ventilators on the sidelines of politics
… doctor working at a leading hospital in Israel or in Gaza has already experienced a …
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