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World Mental Health Day: Mental Toll On Thousands Fleeing Violence In North-Eastern Nigeria
13-10-2016
More than two million people have fled their homes in north-eastern Nigeria since the insurgency began in 2009. According to the UN Refugee agency, 60% of those displaced have witnessed killings or physical violence as well as the destruction of their homes and communities. <br>
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Iraq, Mosul: Civilians must be protected as fighting intensifies
12-10-2016
As fighting intensifies in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, over 1 million people could be forced to flee their homes.
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Lake Chad: ICRC President calls for world to urgently address
10-10-2016
A protracted conflict in the Lake Chad region has spread across four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Over nine million people need urgent humanitarian assistance. 2.6 million have been displaced, some of them multiple times.
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Libya: Violence and instability wrecking lives
22-09-2016
Libya in 2016 is plagued by conflict. Multiple armed groups, fighting, crime, and kidnapping are destroying normal life. Families are fleeing their homes, or living in constant fear. The bright hopes of a few years ago have not become reality.
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Malnutrition: A consequence of Somalia's protracted conflict
15-09-2016
Amina* is only 12 months old, but she is a casualty of the protracted conflict in Somalia. When fighting lasts for decades, it causes not just war injuries, it disrupts the most basic norms of daily life: mothers face huge challenges to care for their children, and malnutrition is common.
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Family reunification: Nigerian children make the long journey home
08-08-2016
Armed conflict in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region has displaced an estimated two million people and Dar es Salaam refugee camp in Chad is now home to around 5,000 people. Many of them are children, and many of those children are completely alone.
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Madagascar: Malnutrition can turn a prison sentence into a death sentence
26-07-2016
Almost one in every two prisoners in Madagascar suffers from moderate or severe malnutrition. In 2015, more than 9,000 inmates were identified as malnourished and treated as part of an emergency food programme aiming to get this extremely vulnerable population back on their feet and prevent malnutrition-related deaths. With more than 4,000 prisoners already treated so far in 2016, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is on track to reach the 2015 figure by the end of the year.<br>
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