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Rare aerial footage shows unprecedented levels of suffering in Iraq and Syria
04-07-2016
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, says that levels of suffering in Syria and Iraq have reached unprecedented levels. <br><br>&quot;Hundreds of thousands killed; millions on the move; families torn apart,&quot; states Maurer. &quot;Even as Ramadan comes to an end, many, many ordinary people are living in abject fear and terrifying uncertainty. A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding.&quot;<br>
ENG العربية
Lake Chad: 'No day goes by without a child dying of malnutrition
09-06-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says over 9 million people are in urgent need of aid in the Lake Chad region of Africa. More than 2.4 million people have fled their homes in four countries, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria because of the conflict between government forces and armed opposition, which has lasted six years.
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Iraq: Help for those fleeing Fallujah
08-06-2016
As the battle for Fallujah intensifies, thousands of people have fled the central Iraqi city in the past two weeks. The city, the largest in Anbar Province, has been under siege since early 2014. According to the United Nations at least 50,000 people are still trapped in the heart of the city. <br>
ENG العربية
Libya: Upsurge in fighting displaces thousands
06-06-2016
Five years since the Libyan revolution which ousted Colonel Gadhafi from power, bullets are still flying. The situation is getting worse as fighting intensifies, pushing people out of their homes.
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Syria: First humanitarian aid reaches Daraya
01-06-2016
Today (June 1) the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered medicines, baby milk, vaccines and nutritional items for children to the besieged town of Daraya with the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
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Syria: Aid for over 120,000 people
21-04-2016
An aid convoy carrying much needed humanitarian assistance for over 120,000 people is on route to the besieged town of Al Rastan near Homs.
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Mine awareness day Iraq: The land of mines past and present
31-03-2016
On the eve of International Mine Awareness Day (4 April 2016), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is highlighting the threat to civilians from anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordnance in Iraq -one of a number of countries where new mines are being laid. <br>
ENG العربية
Syria: aid after months cut off
23-03-2016
Al Houleh has been under siege since 2012 and the scene of heavy fighting for months. People are in a desperate situation in this and other besieged areas trying to survive on very little.
ENG
ICRC calls for concerted effort to end Syria's devastating war
29-02-2016
On the eve of a possible cessation of hostilities in Syria the International Committee of the Red Cross is appealing to all those with influence to work to end the conflict.
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Footballer Paul Pogba and UEFA support Afghan landmine victims
23-02-2016
For the ninth consecutive year, UEFA has set aside &acirc;?¬100,000 for the ICRC. Each year, the donation is handed over by a player voted onto UEFA.com users' Team of the Year.
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