World Mental Health Day: Helping those who help others
… workers After the cease-fire between Gaza and Israel on 26 August 2014, medical staff, fire …
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Health care in Gaza: Mental health support for frontline workers
… After the cease-fire between Gaza and Israel on 26 August 2014, medical staff, fire …
Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict
… of Palestinian refugees in 1948 and 1967; Israeli occupation 1967-1995; Israeli blockade from 1994 onwards … destruction of the infrastructure by the Israeli military meant that some donor …
Ukraine: Red Cross nurse Valentina brings care and friendship
… teacher is alone. Tamara's daughter lives in Israel. "The young have their own lives to …
Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles
… and Government at Ben Gurion University (Israel). She works in the field of …
Syrian family escape one war only to fall victim to the legacy of another
… unexploded bomb from the 2006 conflict with Israel shattered their lives Article published …
Family must be allowed to visit Palestinian hunger striker in critical condition
… Mafadi Allaan, a Palestinian detainee in Israel who has been on a total hunger strike … de Maio, the head of the ICRC's delegation in Israel and the occupied territories. "His … Given the current circumstances, we ask the Israeli authorities to allow them to see him …
Gaza: Protecting health care in conflict
… health delegate in Gaza. During the 2014 Gaza-Israel war, the health care system was not …
Central African Republic: Over a thousand people still searching for loved ones
… Kalonji Ditunga and Faustin Israel Mbango …
Faith-based organizations and religious leaders: Essential partners in humanitarian action
… and communities, in particular in Israel and the occupied territories. In Mexico …
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