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Yemen: Stories behind the numbers of the conflict

… he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what … he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what … he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what …

Malaysia: Students test their IHL knowledge in role play competition

… sudden realisation that there were actual jobs that they could do to help people that …

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Cameroon: Cash aid empowers displaced persons in north

… province, they have survived by doing odd jobs in the fields, and they have been …

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Migration: Speech by ICRC president to Council of Europe

… and displaced communities, competition over jobs and economic development are by no means … home. But for this, they need three things: jobs for the adults, schools for the children, …

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Ukraine crisis: Uncertainty on both sides of the contact line

… abandoned them and she had to work three jobs when the children were small. "The salary …

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Health care in South Sudan: Beating the odds

Decades of violence in South Sudan have shattered hopes for a functional medical system. The Waat Primary Health Care Center we support was originally supposed to provide services to some 45,000 …

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Terrorism, counter-terrorism and international humanitarian law

Statement of Christine Beerli, ICRC Vice-President at the 17th edition Bruges Colloquium , 20 -21 october 2016 Terrorism is a scourge to which the international community has been striving to respond …

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Urban violence and the ICRC's humanitarian response

… such as education and health, and to jobs that provide a dignified livelihood. …

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‘Protect health services,’ ICRC urges communities

01-10-2016 Port Moresby (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has urged communities in PNG affected by tribal conflict to respect and protect health services at all times. ICRC …

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Afghanistan: The policeman’s story

Paiwand-Ali, 49, is from northern Afghanistan. He was a police officer until he lost his leg to a landmine in 1990. Photos by Gueorgui Pinkhassov/Magnum Photos for the ICRC Paiwand-Ali as a police …

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