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Malnutrition: A consequence of Somalia's protracted conflict
15-09-2016
Amina* is only 12 months old, but she is a casualty of the protracted conflict in Somalia. When fighting lasts for decades, it causes not just war injuries, it disrupts the most basic norms of daily life: mothers face huge challenges to care for their children, and malnutrition is common.
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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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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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Family reunification: Nigerian children make the long journey home
08-08-2016
Armed conflict in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region has displaced an estimated two million people and Dar es Salaam refugee camp in Chad is now home to around 5,000 people. Many of them are children, and many of those children are completely alone.
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Madagascar: Malnutrition can turn a prison sentence into a death sentence
26-07-2016
Almost one in every two prisoners in Madagascar suffers from moderate or severe malnutrition. In 2015, more than 9,000 inmates were identified as malnourished and treated as part of an emergency food programme aiming to get this extremely vulnerable population back on their feet and prevent malnutrition-related deaths. With more than 4,000 prisoners already treated so far in 2016, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is on track to reach the 2015 figure by the end of the year.<br>
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Put People First To Find Lasting Solutions For Iraq, ICRC Tells U.S. Donor Conference
20-07-2016
Following the fierce fighting in Fallujah, the US government is today (July 20) holding a pledging conference in Washington with major governments. They aim to raise $861 million to support humanitarian and stabilization efforts in Iraq'.
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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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Juan Arredondo wins Humanitarian Visa d&quot;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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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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