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Ethiopia: A renewed interest in international humanitarian law
On the eve of the competition, competing students and their coaches from eight different universities interact with each other at an event organized at a hotel in Dessie city (north Ethiopia), where …
Marawi conflict: 2 years on, over 100,000 people still have no homes to return to
Manila (ICRC) – The deep scars left by the 2017 conflict in Marawi City , Lanao del Sur in southern Philippines, continue to haunt over 100,000 people who still do not have a home to return to. …
Mexico Annual Report 2019
In 2018, the high levels of violence in Mexico continued to cause suffering and had serious humanitarian consequences. The violence resulted in people being killed (34,202 in 2018, i.e. 23.10 for …
Chronic Care in Humanitarian Crises
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Danish Red Cross, Novo Nordisk, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, the Permanent Mission of …
Philippines: ICRC and UP Law Center work together to relaunch the Asia Pacific Journal on IHL
On 8 May 2019, the ICRC with the University of the Philippines (UP) co-hosted in Manila the first meeting of the Board of Experts for the 'new and improved' Asia-Pacific Journal on International …
Flood relief: ICRC makes cash donation to Iranian Red Crescent Society
19-05-2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered a 100,000-euro cash donation to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and allocated another 300,000 euros for the National …
Stories and objects from Yemen bring crisis to life in Manchester
A new exhibition on Yemen has opened in Manchester showcasing objects and items from the war-torn country. Yemen: Inside a crisis seeks to explore how conflict has impacted the lives of Yemenis …
Philippines: Tireless doctor treats without any breaks or bias
Dr Dimarin Dimatingcal is 63 and retirement is not a thought crossing his mind. There are also no off days or weekends in his books. For the last 25 years, every day Dr Dimatingcal has been walking …
Sudan: Historic return to Raja
Several years ago, young children were mesmerized by the appearance of a four-wheel drive vehicle that sped into their community with a group of armed men. The truck crisscrossed the main …
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