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Speech by ICRC president: A commitment to address forced displacement

… told me of their problems: that there are no jobs for them, no schools for their children. … life are available – hospitals, schools, jobs, food, water, shelter – most people will … work with businesses to provide education, jobs and security, for refugees and locals. …

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Young amputees in Gaza are striving to put their lives back on track

… not wheelchair accessible and many available jobs require physical strength. The situation … by the side of the road, one of his first jobs as a teenager. Each time a car would stop …

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Heart of a humanitarian: How Hyeon-Geun Lee is helping detainees in the Philippines

… ICRC Hyeon-Geun shares that there are many jobs in the ICRC that new graduates or even …

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Venezuela: People must have access to health-care services at all times

… health-care services so that we can do our jobs. Their trust is vital," says Rafael … they know why we're there and help us do our jobs." Mr Uzcátegui talks regularly to the …

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Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war

… left the land and moved to the cities to find jobs.” The loss of palms and the drying of the … areas like Basra or Najaf in the search for jobs. As an example, the population of the … rural areas to go work in unskilled labor jobs in urban areas or in the oil fields. …

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Russian Federation: Food parcels help Ukrainian families keep hope alive

… around here, so I have to make do with odd jobs," continues Vitaliy. "I keep looking, I'm …

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Myanmar: She is breaking gender stereotypes, engineering change

"When you mention the word engineer, the local communities immediately think that a man will show up," says Mary Hkawn Tsin, an engineer with the ICRC's team in Kachin State. Mary is part of the …

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Afghanistan: Cash grants helping people survive and pull through crisis

… for his family, he has been doing small jobs that earn him only around 70 AFN ($0.8) a … 2021, nearly 700,000 people have lost their jobs and nearly 90 per cent of the employed …

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Panama: GeoAzul and the EcoSolidos programme - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Resocialize

… challenges, in particular re-entering the jobs market. That's where Mr Ayón's GeoAzul …

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Myanmar: Repair of prostheses close to home brings hope

More flexible physical rehabilitation services allow patients to gain time and save money. For nearly three years, the Myanmar Red Cross has been making a difference in the lives of persons with …

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