Republic of Korea: Workshop explores role of IHL in protecting journalists in conflict zones
… an important aspect of helping them do their jobs efficiently and with safety. To discuss …
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Reuniting separated families in Western Tanzania
By Mike Mina & Ene Abah We take a lot of things for granted. Sometimes, it's the people we love. But that is not the case for the people who were separated from their families when they left Burundi …
Health Care in Danger campaign: Stop violence against medical personnel and facilities in Iraq
06-11-2018 Organized jointly by the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment and the International Committee of the Red Cross Baghdad (ICRC) – A nationwide public awareness campaign entitled Health …
Global trends of war and their humanitarian impacts
… – water systems, electricity, and jobs. These protracted, urban conflicts impact …
Lebanon: How Samir’s life was injected with health and happiness
In July 2018, Samir arrived at the emergency room of Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH) with an unbearable abdominal pain. Unable to afford treatment, the Palestinian refugee from Syria, would …
Humanity not measured by relief items distributed but by recovery of people in need
… their basic infrastructure; to finding jobs and economic opportunities; to searching …
Cambodia: Former detainee learns the skill to survive and succeed
… Sakhorn Huon, head of prison education and jobs at the correctional centre, is delighted … detainees have used their new skills to get jobs in relevant fields after their release. …
The war at home
Four photographers show the devastating impact of urban displacement in their own countries. Internal displacement is at an unprecedented global peak. The number of people forcibly displaced within …
International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality
… and employs civilians who would lose their jobs and income if the factory were to be … might cause economic harm in the form of lost jobs; the attacker would not be required to …
The Unfulfilling Void
… unemployed and was freelancing with pickup jobs. One night he left to make a delivery and …
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