Eastern Ukraine: Life goes on despite destruction
… Oleksandrivka, near Donetsk, Ukraine, 24 February 2015. A badly damaged house. … the conflict having a devastating impact on health care, education and public infrastructure. …
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Civilian air rescue operation wins the Health Care in Danger special award for the Arma 3 contest
… The winner of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) special award for the Arma 3 …
Syria / Yemen / Mali: Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement shocked by deadly attacks on humanitarian workers
… Geneva / Damascus / Sana'a / Bamako – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and health workers to care for people in need and alleviate human …
New Report - Domestic Normative Frameworks for the Protection of Health Care
… ICRC has released a new report, part of its Health Care in Danger campaign, with recommendations for …
Yemen: ICRC surgical team sets sail for war zone
… Marco Baldan grabbed the white and red International Committee of the Red Cross flag … good safety systems in place. "If there is danger then we go in the safe room and then we … we going to be able to provide the medical care needed?" she said. "But I still go. I …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
… Autónoma de México), Mexico City Check against delivery Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer … including food, shelter and medical care, contact with the outside world, or … from accessing basic services such as healthcare and schooling because it is …
ICRC Somalia detention activities 2015
… An overview of the ICRC's detention work in Somalia. Check-out the ICRC website in … hygiene procedures to maintain a clean and healthy environment. To better supervise, … I could not believe it at first. Who takes care of detainees to train them? In my …
The 103rd Empress Shôken Fund awards
… which was created to promote relief work in times of peace, received 34 applications … factors limit access to medical care in various regions of Nigeria; knowledge … there is no guarantee of receiving even basic health care. This project will enable the …
Health Care in Danger Report: The untold suffering
… and premature baby section of a hospital killing, among others, five babies and three mothers. A health-care centre occupied by security forces for …
Detention in non-international armed conflict - Meeting of all States, 27-29 April 2015
… This meeting forms part of the third phase of … Third, the consultations have taken care to give due attention to the challenges … consequences for the physical and mental health of the detainee population. For …
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