Libya: Tens of thousands affected by fighting
Prolonged conflicts in Benghazi and the west of Libya have displaced tens of thousands of people inside the country. The ICRC has distributed emergency medical supplies to more than 20 hospitals and …
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014
Statement United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Plenary, statement by the ICRC, New York, 11 December 2014. Improved coordination mechanisms, the development of guidelines and the adoption …
Crimea: People from eastern Ukraine receive food and other essentials
Many residents of eastern Ukraine who fled their homes because of the fighting have found temporary refuge in Crimea. Some have only what they could carry. These people need the most basic things: …
Bangladesh: Red Crescent study visit in Egypt
"The Egyptian Red Crescent and the Bangladesh Red Crescent have faced similar challenges, such as acceptance issues and resistance within the National Society to a new concept of emergency service," …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement prepares to meet humanitarian needs in the wake of Typhoon Hagupit
08-12-2014 Manila / Geneva – December 8th, 2014. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is gearing up for a humanitarian relief effort in response to the impact of Typhoon Hagupit …
Gaza: Rebuilding homes, lives and hopes
During his 15 months as head of the ICRC office in the Gaza Strip, Christian Cardon led the organization's humanitarian response to the 51-day conflict of last July and August. In his final interview …
Nuclear weapons: Create conditions to make nuclear disarmament possible
Statement Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Vienna, Austria There has been a fundamental change in the debate …
Philippines: ICRC readying typhoon relief operation
Typhoon Hagupit (local name Ruby) made landfall in the central Philippines on the evening of Saturday, 6 December, hitting the town of Dolores, on eastern Samar, with sustained winds of up to 195 …
Market Analysis Guidance
This publication features processes and tools that can be used to integrate market assessment into the different phases of the project cycle, taking the Movement’s existing technical documents into …
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