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Lebanon: Beirut reeling one week after explosion
11-08-2020
One week after a devastating explosion ripped through Beirut, the city’s remaining hospitals are still full and hundreds of thousands of people need help to rebuild their lives.
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Latest footage from Beirut showing the aftermath of the explosion and damage to homes, businesses and hospitals.
07-08-2020
Lebanon will continue to feel the aftershock of the explosion long after this week’s blast. Besides the loss of life and injury, people have lost their homes and businesses. The country was already in an extremely fragile state, after months of a spiraling economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. This is a severe blow to people who are already struggling.
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Lebanon: Huge support needed as Beirut and its people shaken to core by devastating explosion
06-08-2020
The International Committee of the Red Cross is actively responding to the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut and remains committed to supporting Lebanon during these difficult times.
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Yemen: Torrential floods wreak havoc in war-stricken country
15-07-2020
Exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and deadly floods have hit Yemen hard in recent months, killing dozens of people and affecting tens of thousands of families across the country.
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ICRC report: Climate change and conflict are a cruel combo that stalk the world’s most vulnerable
09-07-2020
Geneva (ICRC) – Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts food production, cuts off supplies, amplifies diseases and weakens health-care services.
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Syria: Economic crisis compounds conflict misery as millions face deeper poverty, hunger
28-06-2020
A dramatically deteriorating economic situation, a simmering COVID-19 crisis, the direct or indirect effect of sanctions and ongoing fighting in parts of the country are pushing millions of people in Syria towards deeper poverty and hunger as the tenth anniversary of the conflict approaches.
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Middle East- Protecting livelihoods is a must during COVID-19 Response
04-06-2020
Across the Middle East, millions already live with little or no healthcare, food, water and electricity, as well as volatile prices and destroyed infrastructure.
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Millions of people living through the horrors of conflict and war are now pushed to the brink of survival by COVID-19
03-06-2020
The ongoing economic and food security impact of COVID-19 is massive and appears likely to worsen over time.
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North East Syria: Millions dealing with sporadic water shortages, crippled health services
21-05-2020
Millions of people in the north east of Syria are coping with fighting, destroyed infrastructure and lack of critical basic services, on top of the global COVID-19 crisis that has also hit Syria.
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Fighting COVID-19 in prisons is difficult; ICRC is working on preventative measures in the largest prison in Lebanon.
07-05-2020
Overcrowded, unhygienic and poorly ventilated cells create the perfect conditions for a virus to spread. Detainees are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 as clean water can be a luxury and soap may be non-existent in many places of detention.
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