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.
As the world's newest country nears its fourth year of existence, South Sudan is facing a disastrous reality. 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.
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The armed conflict between Boko Haram and various armed forces is spreading from Nigeria into the surrounding countries of Niger, Cameroon and Chad.
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.
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.
Armed conflicts, natural disasters and migration have resulted in hundreds of thousands of people around the world going missing. Each missing person leaves behind loved ones in anguish not knowing what happened.
As the Maputo Summit draws to a close 23-27 June 2014, ICRC reminds States parties to the Mine Ban Convention that 15 years on and there's no time for complacency.
Michael Greub, head of the sub-delegation in Misrata, Libya was killed on Wednesday 4th June 2014 in the city of Sirte. Armed men opened fire on his vehicle as he left a meeting at around noon local time.
As the rainy season hampers access to many parts of South Sudan, the ICRC is conducting large scale air drops of food, seeds and essential household items.