Our work in Jordan: Facts and Figures 2015
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Somalia health news: Nearly 500,000 people received medical help in 2015
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Australia: The "costs" of principled humanitarian action
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Are we doing enough to safeguard health-care services?
… In December 2015, the States party to the Geneva Conventions gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …
The ICRC's work for people with disabilities, January-September 2015
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A road map for protecting health-care services
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Pledging to make hospitals safe havens
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Agreement between the ICRC and UNESCO on the protection of cultural property - Q&A
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Report: Colombia: humanitarian challenges 2016
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Tuvalu Red Cross Society becomes 190th National Society
… Principles of the Movement and the Geneva Conventions. Support from the people of Tuvalu … 2015 at the International Conference in Geneva, which the TRCS was attending for the …
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