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South Sudan: ICRC calls for urgent action to avert disaster
08-06-2015
As the world's newest country nears its fourth year of existence, South Sudan is facing a disastrous reality. <br>Extreme levels of violence in and around Leer over the last month have forced an estimated 100,000 people to flee their homes and to seek safety in low-lying swamps far from civilization.<br>
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Lake Chad region: Over a million flee homes as crisis deepens
13-05-2015
The armed conflict between Boko Haram and various armed forces is spreading from <br>Nigeria into the surrounding countries of Niger, Cameroon and Chad. <br>
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Iraq: Sharp increase in humanitarian needs, more funds needed
11-05-2015
Since June 2014, there has been continuous fighting in many parts of Iraq including in Ninewa province, in the north of the country. The effects on the population have been devastating. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, many of which have been destroyed or looted. Vital infrastructure and services, including health facilities, have been severely damaged. Access to food and water has become extremely difficult.
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Yemen: Hospitals and health care on the brink of collapse
05-05-2015
As airstrikes continue to rain down on Yemen and the fighting enters a second month, Yemen's health system is struggling to cope.
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A month of death and destruction in Yemen
30-04-2015
Photos of the death and destruction over the last month in Yemen.
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Hundreds of thousands in need following Ukraine ceasefire
13-04-2015
After months of heavy fighting, the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has revealed the massive humanitarian needs of people living in frontline areas and those who have fled to neighboring countries.
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Yemen: First emergency medical supplies arrive
10-04-2015
Today urgently needed medical supplies were brought into Yemen by plane by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Hospitals are running critically low on medical supplies, and they have been struggling to treat the streams of wounded people following intense air strikes and fierce ground fighting across much of Yemen.
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Stop targeting water systems in Middle East conflicts - says ICRC
25-03-2015
In a new report, the International Committee of the Red Cross identifies the Middle East as a region on the edge, with water resources and delivery systems near breaking point. This is in part the consequence of the ongoing conflict in Syria, Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as nearly three decades of war and sanctions in Iraq.
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Footballers Kroos & Ronaldo to present â?¬100,000 UEFA cheque
10-03-2015
Continuing its support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UEFA is donating â?¬100,000 to ICRC's physical rehabilitation activities in Afghanistan. This year's cheque will be presented by Real Madrid CF players Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo today (10 March 20h00 CET) before the start of the UEFA Champions League.
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Ukraine / Russia: Leaders agree on Humanitarian Aid
27-02-2015
As the situation in Ukraine continues to be fragile, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree that humanitarian aid must reach the people affected by the conflict.
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