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Yemen: ICRC deeply concerned by the impact of fighting in Taiz
22-10-2015
WARNING: Some of these images could be distressing .<br><br>Geneva / Sana'a - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact of increasingly intense fighting in the city of Taiz, where there has been indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas and essential supplies are being blocked from entering the city.
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Nigeria's conflict widows
27-09-2015
The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian Army has forced more than two million to flee their homes. In the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the number of widows is staggering - 7,000 have registered with many unable to feed their children three meals a day.
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1st International Cricket Tournament For People With Disabilities
09-09-2015
With Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan beaten, England and Pakistan will face each other tomorrow (September 10 11h00 Dhaka, 05h00 GMT) in the final of the first-ever international cricket tournament for people with disabilities.
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International Day of Disappeared: End the anguish
27-08-2015
The anguish of not knowing what happened to loved ones who go missing can last for years. Added to the emotional and psychological turmoil, families are frequently left without economic support, access to inheritance, and with few resources to trace their missing family member. On the International Day of the Disappeared, (30 August), the ICRC is calling for greater support for affected families together with increased efforts to document the fate of missing persons. Such action could cut short the time families are left in anguish without answers.
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ICRC sounds alarm on arms trade
24-08-2015
At the first conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (Cancun, Mexico 24-27 August), the International Committee of Red Cross says the illegal transfer of weapons is rife.
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Torn apart by violence, Burundian families reunited
12-08-2015
For many Burundians on the run from the violence in their country, this will be home until it is safe enough to go back: Mahama Camp, a sprawling hillside of tents put up on Rwanda's eastern border with Tanzania in April 2015 to house 20,000 refugees. There are already around 30,000 refugees living here.
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Yemen: World must wake up to suffering
11-08-2015
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has said he is appalled by the suffering he has witnessed in Yemen. On a three-day visit to the country, Mr Maurer has visited areas affected by the ongoing conflict in Sana'a and Aden. He has also held meetings with leading officials.
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Yemen conflict - Catastrophic human cost
06-08-2015
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is on his way to Yemen today to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian situation facing the country. <br>
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Japan: New fatal illnesses linked to nuclear bomb
03-08-2015
WARNING: SOME OF THESE IMAGES COULD BE DISTRESSING <br><br>Seventy years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Red Cross hospitals are still treating thousands of survivors and identifying new links between radiation exposure and fatal illnesses.
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Yemen: Vital food aid delivered
08-07-2015
As fighting continues unabated across Yemen, millions of people are struggling to meet their basic needs. <br>
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