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In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the surge in violence has driven thousands of displaced people to the outskirts of Goma

01-06-2022 The intense, ongoing clashes in Rutshuru Territory between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 fighters have caused more than 72,000 people [1] to flee their …

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ICRC campaign on the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (19th of June), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be supporting the collaboration …

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10 Years of Health Care in Danger in the Movement

While the protection of health care goes back to the very origins of the International Red Cross and Crescent Movement, special attention has been devoted the protection of health care over the past …

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Severe drought in Somalia: The ICRC has already reached over 120,000 households as the emergency response rolls out

31-05-2022 Millions of people living in Somalia continue to face the severe impact of the drought. At the beginning of May 2022, the estimated number of people affected by drought in Somalia rose to …

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Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims

31-05-2022 Kyiv (ICRC) – A video filmed in our Mariupol office now circulating in some media is filled with false claims and baseless assumptions about the work of the International Committee of the …

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ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE

This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE …

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ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE

This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 2: FUNCTIONAL SPACE CATALOGUE …

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ICRC HOSPITAL DESIGN AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES - VOLUME 1: MODELS OF CARE

This publication has two modules contained in separate volumes. The first module deals with models of care, while the second is a catalogue of functional spaces. VOLUME 1: MODELS OF CARE A model of …

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Brazil: A story about Mandela

S.M. can find any book in the prison library in a matter of seconds. He is an inmate at the Irmã Imelda Lima Pontes Prison in the metropolitan area of Fortaleza and ran the library there until last …

Heatwaves and shipwrecks: ICRC calls for rapid action to trace missing migrants on deadly routes

26-05-2022 Tunis (ICRC) – As summer arrives and increasing numbers of migrants risk everything to cross the Mediterranean, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for closer …

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