ICRC [to 2 May 2015]
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Yemen: Health system crippled, fuel shortage alarming
News release
30 April 2015
After a month of airstrikes and fighting, Yemen’s health system is struggling to cope and there are severe shortages of essential items especially food and fuel. Import restrictions have made the situation worse. The surgical team from the ICRC and all local staff and patients were forced to evacuate Aden’s Al Jamhouria hospital when the building itself became a front line in the fighting.

Central African Republic: Shortage of health centres and drinking water in Birao
News release
30 April 2015
The town of Birao, with 10,000 residents, is suffering from its remote location in the north of the Central African Republic and receives little aid. In addition to experiencing long gaps in the provision of public services, residents face an influx of people displaced by the conflict.

Afghanistan: Concern over growing number of civilian casualties
News release
30 April 2015
The Director of Operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Dominik Stillhart, has expressed concern at the growing number of civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. He said this was especially troubling at a time when funding commitments to support humanitarian work in the country were decreasing.

Philippines: Health facilities for Typhoon Haiyan survivors in Samar
News release
28 April 2015
Manila (ICRC) – Eight health facilities damaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Eastern Samar and Samar provinces have been fully restored and handed over today to local health authorities. As many as 60,000 people from seven municipalities will have access to health services at these facilities.

Detention: States discuss legal safeguards for detainees in non-international conflicts
News release
27 April 2015
Geneva (ICRC) – With more and more of the world’s conflicts taking place within countries rather than between them, representatives from more than 100 governments are meeting in Geneva from April 27-29 to try to discuss steps toward stronger legal protections for those detained during such conflicts

ICRC says nuclear weapons are ‘unacceptable risk’ and must be scrapped
News release
27 April 2015
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on governments to take urgent action to scrap all nuclear weapons. The call comes ahead of a crucial UN-hosted conference in New York at the end of this month, which will review progress on curbing the spread of nuclear weapons and eliminating them from current arsenals.