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ICRC update on operations in Juba, South Sudan
12-07-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) remains extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation after several days of armed clashes in Juba, South Sudan. We are particularly worried for the civilian population and those wounded in the fighting.
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Ukraine crisis: Civilian infrastructure must not be targeted
08-07-2016
Kiev (ICRC) - Ongoing shelling in the Gorlovka area has seriously damaged water infrastructure critical to the livelihoods of more than 2 million people on both sides of the contact line.
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Rare aerial footage shows unprecedented levels of suffering in Iraq and Syria
04-07-2016
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, says that levels of suffering in Syria and Iraq have reached unprecedented levels. <br><br>"Hundreds of thousands killed; millions on the move; families torn apart," states Maurer. "Even as Ramadan comes to an end, many, many ordinary people are living in abject fear and terrifying uncertainty. A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding."<br>
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Juan Arredondo wins Humanitarian Visa d"Or for photojournalism on children and conflict in Colombia
29-06-2016
The jury of the sixth edition of the ICRC's Humanitarian Visa d'Or has unanimously awarded the photojournalism prize to Juan Arredondo for his work entitled Born into conflict: child soldiers in Colombia .
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Nigeria: ECOWAS member states discuss implementation of international humanitarian law
28-06-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) are set to begin a four-day meeting on the implementation of international humanitarian law in the West African region.
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Ukraine crisis: Intensifying hostilities endanger civilian lives and infrastructure
10-06-2016
Escalating fighting in populated areas along the front line is putting the lives of many civilians in serious danger, while civilian infrastructure providing essential services is being hit.
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Armenia / Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani citizen repatriated
10-06-2016
An Azerbaijani civilian - a woman who had crossed the international border into Armenia on 7 June - was repatriated today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Lake Chad: 'No day goes by without a child dying of malnutrition
09-06-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says over 9 million people are in urgent need of aid in the Lake Chad region of Africa. More than 2.4 million people have fled their homes in four countries, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria because of the conflict between government forces and armed opposition, which has lasted six years.
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Iraq: Help for those fleeing Fallujah
08-06-2016
As the battle for Fallujah intensifies, thousands of people have fled the central Iraqi city in the past two weeks. The city, the largest in Anbar Province, has been under siege since early 2014. According to the United Nations at least 50,000 people are still trapped in the heart of the city. <br>
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Libya: Upsurge in fighting displaces thousands
06-06-2016
Five years since the Libyan revolution which ousted Colonel Gadhafi from power, bullets are still flying. The situation is getting worse as fighting intensifies, pushing people out of their homes.
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