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South Africa: Enabling greater use of forensics in humanitarian action in Africa
05-09-2016
The ability of African forensics professionals to help communities affected by disasters, armed conflict or violence to know the fate of their loved ones has improved.
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International Day of the Disappeared: 25 years after conflicts in former Yugoslavia, 10,700 people still missing
02-09-2016
Belgrade (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working with the families of the missing ever since the conflicts broke out in the former Yugoslavia and the very first tracing requests were made.
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Egypt: ICRC president discusses cooperation with President al-Sisi
31-08-2016
Cairo (ICRC) - President Peter Maurer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The leaders exchanged views on the conflicts in the region and discussed ways to enhance their cooperation.
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Lebanon: Families of missing have waited long enough
31-08-2016
Beirut (ICRC) - A conference on the fate of thousands of people who have been missing since the Lebanese civil war took place today.
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Ukraine crisis: Several thousand families still searching for their loved ones
30-08-2016
Kiev (ICRC) - Two years after the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the problem of missing persons remains acute. At least 1,000 people have gone missing, though no exact numbers are available.
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Yemen: Vital medical aid arrives
29-08-2016
A plane chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), touched down at Sana'a international airport earlier today, carrying vital medical aid for thousands of people.
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Syria: Aleppo "One of the most devastating urban conflicts in modern times
15-08-2016
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has described the fight for the Syrian city of Aleppo as one of the most devastating conflicts in modern times.
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Iraq: Up to one million people could be forced to flee their homes as fighting intensifies
29-07-2016
The International Committee of the Red Cross believes that up to a million more people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq in the coming weeks and months, posing a massive humanitarian problem for the country.
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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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