Our work in Jordan: Facts and Figures 2015
… unaccompanied Syrian minor with his family in Turkey. Visiting detainees The ICRC carries …
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Syria: How much longer?
… countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. Millions more have risked their lives …
Atrocities in conflict mean we need the Geneva conventions more than ever
… been greater. When world leaders meet in Turkey for the world humanitarian summit next …
Speech by ICRC president: Conflict and migration from a humanitarian perspective
… regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Israel – religious, ethnic, … conflict in the Horn of Africa and Sudan; and Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, which have taken …
Speech by ICRC president: A commitment to address forced displacement
… at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, We …
Speech by ICRC President: Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity
… the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Excellences, Ladies and gentlemen, I …
Afghanistan: For parents of missing migrant, silence is hardest part
… later, Shafiq and his relatives left for Turkey. On 4 January 2016, Haji Mohammad spoke … son told him that they were supposed to leave Turkey by boat for Greece in a few hours, but … reached Greece but were sent back to Turkey. His contact sometimes gave him hope, …
Jerusalem and the West Bank: Checkmating violence
… participated in the world championships in Turkey in 2012 and Norway in 2014. “Norway …
Living between two realities in Afghanistan
… and niece died when the boat taking them from Turkey to Lesvos capsized. Her nephew's body … their two children. Two boats crossing from Turkey to Greece capsized on the day that … dead." Fahima's brother left immediately for Turkey, determined to learn what had happened …
Migration: Speech by ICRC president to Council of Europe
… or Chad in Africa, and Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey closer to Europe. As conflicts continue …
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