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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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South Sudan crisis - One year on
12-12-2014
It is one year since the beginning of the current crisis in the world's newest nation South Sudan. Millions of people have been affected by the ongoing conflict, which began on 15th December 2013 amid a dispute between its President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced and have fled to the neighboring countries.
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Philippines - Typhoon Hagupit
12-12-2014
People in the Philippines are rebuilding their homes and struggling to find sources of livelihood after Typhoon Hagupit hit parts of the country on 6th December 2014. According to the authorities, about 2.9 million people have been affected in nine regions.
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Liberia: Surviving Ebola with care and cash
28-11-2014
With vaccines still in trial stages, front-line health workers and organisations are working towards enhancing survival rates through other means. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Liberia have addressed the importance of an appropriate diet to help fight the virus and build immunity.
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