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ICRC sounds alarm on arms trade
24-08-2015
At the first conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (Cancun, Mexico 24-27 August), the International Committee of Red Cross says the illegal transfer of weapons is rife.
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Torn apart by violence, Burundian families reunited
12-08-2015
For many Burundians on the run from the violence in their country, this will be home until it is safe enough to go back: Mahama Camp, a sprawling hillside of tents put up on Rwanda's eastern border with Tanzania in April 2015 to house 20,000 refugees. There are already around 30,000 refugees living here.
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Yemen: World must wake up to suffering
11-08-2015
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has said he is appalled by the suffering he has witnessed in Yemen. On a three-day visit to the country, Mr Maurer has visited areas affected by the ongoing conflict in Sana'a and Aden. He has also held meetings with leading officials.
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Yemen conflict - Catastrophic human cost
06-08-2015
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is on his way to Yemen today to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian situation facing the country. <br>
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Japan: New fatal illnesses linked to nuclear bomb
03-08-2015
WARNING: SOME OF THESE IMAGES COULD BE DISTRESSING <br><br>Seventy years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Red Cross hospitals are still treating thousands of survivors and identifying new links between radiation exposure and fatal illnesses.
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Yemen: Vital food aid delivered
08-07-2015
As fighting continues unabated across Yemen, millions of people are struggling to meet their basic needs. <br>
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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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TEST STORY
19-05-2015
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Burundi: el CICR pide moderación a todas las partes
19-05-2015
El CICR está sumamente preocupado por el clima de tensión que hoy impera en Burundi, en el periodo previo a las elecciones, así como por las consecuencias que ello tiene en el plano humanitario para la población.
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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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