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Ethiopia: Providing assistance to those that need it the most in 2018

In 2018, the ICRC continued to address the needs of vulnerable groups and individuals in Ethiopia by partnering with national bodies in order to do so as effectively as possible. We visited over …

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Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar

Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, a research report compiled by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, …

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Jordan: Partnership and cooperation is key for emergency preparedness

16-02-2019 Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated on 14 February a meeting to discuss and exchange expertise with representatives of the Ministry of Health, …

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ICRC, NBC Left Field explore plight of families of missing migrants in new series

19-02-2019 "The Missing" is the humanitarian organization's first collaboration with NBC News' experimental video unit, NBC Left Field The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and NBC News …

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Halima’s testimony: From Baga to Maiduguri’s stadium

… the camp to desperately look for menial daily jobs in town in order to bring back some food … Most of the times however, they found no jobs. After a stay of around a month and a …

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Strength, dignity and ability: When women challenge disability

… for women? A: For years, women had very few jobs to choose from. Though many more are now …

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Myanmar: Born without limbs, she scaled great heights with resolve

… for women? A: For years, women had very few jobs to choose from. Though many more are now …

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Humanitarian situation in Colombia worsened during 2018

… to professional training, support in finding jobs, or resources to help strengthen their …

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What’s it like being a midwife in Somalia?

Fartun Nur Abdulle, 25, Dusamareb, Galgaduud region. Experience as a midwife: Three years Fartun holds a dummy baby during an obstetrics training held in Nairobi for SRCS midwives. “My mother …

A war down memory lane

"When the prisoners of war finally saw the plane, and they went up, that's when the excitement got a little bit contagious. It was just something you couldn't envision, people being prisoners in …

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