ICRC [to 5 September 2015]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new

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Voices to Action: Local needs to inform global discussions
Article
04 September 2015
How would you face an earthquake, a viral outbreak or a violent event?
Voices to Action, a new initiative from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, aims to bring attention to the humanitarian crises that millions face every day, and gather insight on how prepared people feel to tackle local and global challenges.
At http://www.voicestoaction.org, visitors can experience real-life scenarios that people face during a natural disaster, health emergency and / or a violent event, and make decisions on how they would respond…

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Cambodia: Improving water systems in prisons
Video
04 September 2015
A meeting on water and infrastructure issues in Cambodian prisons, jointly run by the ICRC and the General Department of Prisons, brought together representatives from the General Department of Prison, the Secretary of State, the Ministry of Interior, and prison Directors nationwide

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South Sudan: Airdropping food into marshes
Article
03 September 2015
The ICRC is currently airdropping and distributing food rations in Toch, South Sudan, a remote area in Jonglei state – accessible only by boat or aircraft – where 1,500 of the 3,500 families registered by the ICRC for assistance are displaced.

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Sudan: ICRC facilitates handover of 18 people in Darfur
News release
03 September 2015
Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has assisted in the transfer of 13 Sudanese Armed Forces personnel, three Policemen and two civilians released by the Sudan Liberation Army – Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW), an armed opposition group in Darfur. They were handed over to the Sudanese authorities in Nyala, South Darfur.

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Nepal: Growing concerns over vandalism of ambulances
Kathmandu (ICRC/Nepal Red Cross Society) – Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have expressed serious concern over the growing incidents of vandalizing of ambulances by protestors in Tarai districts.
03-09-2015 | Article

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Nepal: Nine years into the peace process, relatives still in the dark about the fate of their missing members
The ICRC, Nepal Red Cross Society and National Network of Families of Disappeared and Missing Nepal (NEFAD) will come together to mark the 32nd International Day of the Disappeared, tomorrow 4 September 2015 in Kathmandu
03-09-2015 | News release

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Syria: Water used as weapon of war
The civilian population in the city of Aleppo is undergoing enormous suffering because of deliberate cuts to water and electricity supplies.
02-09-2015 | News release

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Yemen: Two ICRC staff members killed in attack
Two staff members of the ICRC have been shot and killed in Yemen. They were travelling with colleagues in a convoy between Saada and Sana’a when the attack happened earlier today.
02-09-2015 | News release

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Cambodia: Building confidence and camaraderie through wheelchair basketball
Pring Thorn was born with one-sided polio. She cannot walk without help, and has spent her life feeling isolated and alone. But everything changed one day when a friend invited her to watch a local wheelchair basketball game.
02-09-2015 | Video

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Iraq: Health care services in dire need of support
As the conflict spreads in Iraq, provision of health care diminishes due to staff shortages, damaged facilities and lack of resources.
01-09-2015 | Video

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Nigeria: Farmers returning from Cameroon sow future, with ICRC seed
A wide area of northern Nigeria is suffering the effects of fighting between Boko Haram and Nigerian armed forces. More than 40,000 people fled to neighbouring Cameroon. By the time they returned, crops and food stocks had been raided.
01-09-2015 | Photo gallery

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Global initiative seeks local solutions to global problems
International Committee of the Red Cross / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joint statement.
31-08-2015 | News release

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Lebanon: Time is running out
Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held events across Lebanon to mark the International Day of the Disappeared.
30-08-2015 | News release