New tool helps hospitals prepare to face violence
… The Security Survey for Health Facilities is a new tool to help hospitals and other health-care facilities prepare for attacks against them and improve the safety and security …
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Urgent action needed to reduce the risks of nuclear weapons
… Weapon Risks Symposium, United Nations Institute for Disarmamaent Research (UNIDIR), … and long-term effects on people, societies, health-care systems and the environment. The …
Pakistan newsletter: July-December 2016
… The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Pakistan features a variety of articles, … for people with disabilities, and our work in Health Care in Danger. In conversation with Rafia …
Ukraine: A warm room and hot tea at a contentious checkpoint
… In the cold, early morning, Red Cross … get warm and drink tea." The volunteers offer health care, tell travelers what documents are …
The breach of humanitarian rules persists in Colombia
… that was," says this resident of San Calixto, in the region of Catatumbo, Norte de … the country experienced in mid-2016, health institutions in Cauca, Boyacá and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …
Reaffirming the importance of integrated protection of civilians
… Forty-one serving military officers from five continents … the rise of new actors and the attacks on health care personnel and medical facilities have …
Humanitarian challenges 2017: ICRC Colombia Report
… During 2016, the ICRC recorded 838 alleged … individuals 1,500 people had access to health services, including 810 wounded and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …
EHL list of documents
… Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a resource pack … Ä¿ðâýãñäèéí Îëîí Óëñûí Áàéãóóëëàãà http://www.care.org/ http://www.refintl.org/ Äàíèéí … card.” What would you say? Boy: Health Boy: First I will ask him for the …
Why is health care in danger in Papua New Guinea Highlands?
… Tukupangi, Papua New Guinea The wrecked rooms of a health-care clinic, destroyed in the midst of a …
Protection of civilians in armed conflict
… Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, Statement to the UN … ICRC. The tragedies I've seen so far in my career have left deep scars within me. Unlike … damage to critical infrastructure, such as health care, water and electricity. …
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