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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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FRA
SPA
العربية
Europe & Central Asia
Middle East
Yemen: Hospitals and health care on the brink of collapse
05-05-2015
As airstrikes continue to rain down on Yemen and the fighting enters a second month, Yemen's health system is struggling to cope.
ENG
العربية
Middle East
Europe & Central Asia
Hundreds of thousands in need following Ukraine ceasefire
13-04-2015
After months of heavy fighting, the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has revealed the massive humanitarian needs of people living in frontline areas and those who have fled to neighboring countries.
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Europe & Central Asia
Middle East
Stop targeting water systems in Middle East conflicts - says ICRC
25-03-2015
In a new report, the International Committee of the Red Cross identifies the Middle East as a region on the edge, with water resources and delivery systems near breaking point. This is in part the consequence of the ongoing conflict in Syria, Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as nearly three decades of war and sanctions in Iraq.
ENG
العربية
Africa
Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine / Russia: Leaders agree on Humanitarian Aid
27-02-2015
As the situation in Ukraine continues to be fragile, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree that humanitarian aid must reach the people affected by the conflict.
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Europe & Central Asia
Asia & Pacific
Philippines: Typhoon haiyan one year on
07-11-2014
It is one year since Haiyan, the world's worst typhoon, struck central Philippines on 8 November 2013, making landfall with 300 km winds and 5-metre waves. Communities were left without food, electricity, water or any means of contacting their relatives. More than 16 million people were affected. Over 6,300 died and more than 4 million were displaced. An estimated 1.14 million homes were damaged or destroyed.
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FRA
العربية
Africa
Asia & Pacific
Middle East
Europe & Central Asia
The Americas
Syrian refugees crisis: Germany hosts conference
28-10-2014
Germany hosts a conference focusing on what can be done to help countries affected by the mass exodus of refugees from Syria in Berlin on October 28. Over two million people have fled across the Syrian border to neighbouring states. In particular Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq have been hardest hit by the flood of refugees.
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FRA
SPA
العربية
Middle East
Europe & Central Asia
Civilians in Lugansk in dire need
02-09-2014
The situation in Lugansk remains precarious as intermittent shelling continues, putting civilians at risk and damaging essential infrastructure.
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SPA
Europe & Central Asia
Africa
Asia & Pacific
Middle East
The Americas
Int day of the disappeared: Hundreds of Thousands missing globally
28-08-2014
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.
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FRA
SPA
Europe & Central Asia
Middle East
Northern Iraq: Civilians fleeing fighting in need of assistance
16-08-2014
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the recent fighting in Ninawa Province, including Sinjar and other areas close to the cities of Mosul, Dohuk and Kirkuk in northern Iraq.<br>Some of them are from religious minorities such as the Yazidis, who sought refuge in Sinjar Mountain after fleeing their homes. <br>
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العربية