Cultural property is protected during warfare
The protection of cultural property during armed conflict is based on the principle that: damage to the cultural property of any people means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind (1954 …
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South Sudan: Civilians at risk as conflict intensifies
The upsurge in conflict in South Sudan has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee. In the town of Leer in Unity State, 500 kilometers north of Juba, the ICRC has temporarily suspended its …
Iraq: Unimpeded access key to reaching victims of fighting in Ramadi
22-05-2015 Geneva/Baghdad (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent emergency food and water supplies to more than 20,000 displaced people who were forced to flee the …
Philippines: The uncertainty of displacement
In central Mindanao, thousands of people have been living precariously due to recurrent fighting. Pockets of skirmishes often erupt that result in civilian displacement. The hostilities between armed …
Philippines: Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit
Residents in the village of Panicupan, Pikit, had to travel more than eight kilometers on unpaved roads to the town plaza to get potable water. Others relied on dug wells for water, but not for …
Philippines: Life-saving health support without distinction
Unfortunately civilians can be casualties of armed conflicts. Such is the case in some parts of the provinces of Maguindanao and North Cotabato, where explosive devices and recurrent armed clashes …
Philippines: Lessons on humanity
A year ago, my classmates and I spontaneously made the descision to visit the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cotabato City chapter office to enlist ourselves as Red Cross Youth volunteers. At the time, …
South Sudan: Desperate humanitarian situation in Leer
Juba/Geneva (ICRC) - Residents slowly returning to the South Sudanese town of Leer, in the aftermath of fighting in and around the town last week, say they have little or no food and need advanced …
Homeless in Palestine,1950
Aspects of a relief action: ICRC aid to the Palestinians in the weeks following the 1948 conflict. By Charles-Georges Duvanel, ICRC …
Finding ways to survive: Stories from Colombia
"What I am going to do without any money or anything else" Not only was Wilson injured and unable to afford the trip to hospital, no longer able to work, he also lost the means of providing for his …
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