ICRC [to 31 October 2015]
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Philippines: Farmers in Negros enjoy benefits of new corn mill
Farmers Segondo Cañafuego and Cenona Estrada used to grind corn manually – a process that takes long hours with very little output.
30-10-2015 | Video

Israel: Access to health care is non-negotiable
Jerusalem (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the difficulties faced by hospitals to provide medical and health care services in light of the current situation.
30-10-2015 | Article

Ukraine: 80,000 receive help in Lugansk as winter approaches
With winter looming people living close to the front line are even more vulnerable.
29-10-2015 | Video

Philippines: Improving lives in conflict-affected communities
In parts of Luzon and the Visayas, communities suffer from the effects of a protracted armed conflict between government security forces and the New People’s Army.
29-10-2015 | Article

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits ICRC Headquarters
The Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Christine Beerli, met with an official delegation from Palestine today led by President Mahmoud Abbas, to discuss the humanitarian situation in Israel and the occupied Palesti
28-10-2015 | Statement

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Earthquake injures over 2,000 people
Afghan and Pakistan Red Crescent Societies are helping people affected by Monday’s M7.5 earthquake whose epicentre was in Jerm district in the Afghan province of Badakhshan close to the border with Pakistan.
28-10-2015 | News release

Iraq: Food and relief aid for tens of thousands in Abu Ajil
Over a year of heavy fighting in the town of Abu Ajil, Salahuddin province in Iraq resulted in massive displacement of people and destruction of houses and infrastructure.
27-10-2015 | Video

Lebanon: New diploma offers specialized training for weapon-wounded
The ICRC and the Lebanese University have launched a new “diplôme universitaire” on the clinical management of weapon-wounded patients. The new Module is integrated in the curriculum of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Lebanese University duri
26-10-2015 | Article

Jordan: ICRC continues to assist Syrians at the northeastern border
With the Syrian crisis showing no signs of abating, people continue to cross into Jordan through the northeastern border seeking safety and international protection.
26-10-2015 | Article