Migration: Our work in Europe and Central Asia
… numbers. With fewer migrants crossing from Turkey to Greece, the main route into Europe …
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Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection
… assistance to education in emergencies. In Turkey, we will finance projects worth €3 … and have taken refuge in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Second, one of the main concerns is to … Libyan coast and in the Aegean Sea close to Turkey. These operations are carried out, both …
Out of the ‘mouth of a shark’: a humanitarian perspective on migration and displacement
… Over 300,000 children had been born in Turkey since 2011. Those children were in an …
Out of the ‘mouth of a shark’: a humanitarian perspective on migration and displacement
… Over 300,000 children had been born in Turkey since 2011. Those children were in an …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
… South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 18 …
Iraq: People and life return to Baashiqa
… wedding dresses, imported from Syria and Turkey. “Each wedding dress I sell deepens my …
Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… Ḥanafī school in Syria, Egypt, parts of Iraq, Turkey, the Balkans, Pakistan, Afghanistan, … common law and, in some cases, customary law. Turkey applies civil law only.2 The term …
African Union: Military Attachés Association briefed on the humanitarian situation in DR Congo
… Finland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA) and NATO. How the ICRC works …
Greece: Our work in 2018 at a glance
… The sea and the land migratory routes from Turkey to Greece remain dangerous and even … at a glance Some 32,500 migrants crossed from Turkey into the Aegean islands in 2018 with … The sea and the land migratory routes from Turkey to Greece remain dangerous and even …
Missing since 1992-93 Abkhazia conflict: Speeding up identification process
… and Abkhaz participants gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss issues pertaining to the …
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