ICRC [to 23 April 2016]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new
Selected News Releases and Articles
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World Humanitarian Summit: ICRC’s comment on the UN Secretary General’s Report
In February 2016, the United Nations Secretary General released his Report on the World Humanitarian Summit.
22-04-2016 | Article

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Cambodia: Physical rehabilitation programme in Battambang gets a new home
After 25 years of sharing offices with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation’s physical rehabilitation centre in Battambang, the ICRC’s physical rehabilitation programme has a new base.
22-04-2016 | Article

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Kenya / Tanzania / Djibouti: 241,000 calls to families were made by refugees in 2015
In 2015 the ICRC continued to help hundreds of thousands of people reconnect with their families following refugee influx in Tanzania and Djibouti.
22-04-2016 | Article

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Policy and the ICRC
The ICRC’s policy objectives and positions are based on its operational experience and aim to enhance the protection and assistance of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
22-04-2016 | Article

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Mali: Staff members freed
Geneva/Bamako (ICRC) – The three staff members with whom the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had lost contact on 16 April were unconditionally released today, safe and sound.
22-04-2016 | News release

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South Sudan: Focusing on the most vulnerable victims of the conflict
The ICRC and South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC) are working to help the most vulnerable communities primarily with food, health care, safe drinking water and antenatal and maternal care.
20-04-2016 | Article

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Hong Kong: Competition brings humanitarian law to life for students
Students from across the Asia Pacific region recently competed in the 14th international humanitarian law moot court competition, held in Hong Kong.
19-04-2016 | Article

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Palestinian refugees from Syria now refugees in Lebanon
The Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon is one of the country’s largest, with a population of 30,000, and the war in Syria has brought a surge in numbers.
18-04-2016 | Video