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Syria: Surgeons share knowledge of treating weapon-wounded
19-11-2015
A three-day seminar on surgical techniques for treating weapon-wounded patients, attended by 45 surgeons, ended today in Damascus.
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Pakistan: Launch of report on violence against health care in Karachi
16-11-2015
A research report on violence against health care in Karachi was launched today by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the APPNA Institute of Public Health of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University.
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Yemen: Attacks on health care facilities must stop
10-11-2015
The ICRC is appalled by the continuing attacks on health care facilities in Yemen, the latest of which took place in the city of Taiz.
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Burundi: Concerned at escalating violence, ICRC calls for restraint
09-11-2015
Bujumbura / Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC is extremely concerned by the humanitarian consequences of the violence in Burundi. It calls on all parties to exercise restraint, safeguard the civilian population and allow everyone wishing to leave the affected areas to do so.
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Central African Republic: ICRC calls for respect for human life and dignity
06-11-2015
Geneva / Bangui - The ICRC is deeply concerned by intensifying violence in the Central African Republic.
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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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Colombia: ICRC launches detainee campaign
31-08-2015
The ICRC's Colombia delegation has launched a campaign entitled Human beings, inside and outside, promoting decent conditions in the country's prisons. The ICRC in Colombia is using this opportunity to highlight the organization's work in places of detention around the world.
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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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