ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict
… study in Kenya, Ethiopia, Greece, and Turkey”, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and …
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Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… potential gaps and overlaps. Example: Turkey In September 2020, the Istanbul Center …
Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war
… cent of the water used in Iraq originates in Turkey, Syria and Iran. Regional and national …
Mohammad’s reunification story
… got separated from his family at Iran-turkey border when he was only 12. The whole …
Annual Report 2020
… NAGORNOKARABAKH Stepanakert/ Khankendi TURKEY Goris NAKHICHEVAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF … Baku NAGORNOKARABAKH Stepanakert/ Khankendi TURKEY Goris NAKHICHEVAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF … NORTH MACEDONIA ITALY BULGARIA ALBANIA GREECE TURKEY ICRC/AR_2020 YEARLY RESULT ICRC …
COVID-19: As if the war was not enough
… set off on a long journey through Iran and Turkey to end up at Moria on the Greek island … a near shipwreck when crossing over from Turkey, and now a worldwide pandemic while … Cross assists migrants who have crossed from Turkey. Hellenic Red Cross Lesbos, Greece. …
Jordan: a family reunites after 18 years
… to flee in various directions—Youssef towards Turkey, while his wife, Basma Hbous Nazzal … was even more daunting. He first escaped to Turkey in 2006 by air but was instantly held …
Pledges are not enough - the world must not fail the people of Syria
… large-scale cash assistance in places like Turkey. In parallel, National Red Cross and …
Joining forces to secure water and sanitation in protracted crises: a new report
… about Mosul dam in Iraq, Ilisu dam in Turkey, and flows on the Karun river from the … of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin in Turkey and flow into Iraq, and control of … release of waters from upstream dams in both Turkey and Syria, and also the Islamic …
ICRC study: Over 41% health workers experienced violence in last 2 months
Over 41 per cent of health-care workers reported having experienced some form of violence in the last two months , with verbal violence, false accusations and stigmatisation being the more commonly …
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