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Children are the future. Protecting them is everyone’s responsibility.
ICRC with organized an interactive session for students in Qunitra to raise their awareness toward the risk of war remnants and unexploded ordnance.
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Too many children are affected by armed conflict. Ahead of the ICRC co-hosted Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict in Oslo on 5 -6 June, we spoke at today’s briefing in New York. We look forward to meeting you then #ProtectChildrenInConflict #CAACOslo2023
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Artur was driving through the sunflower fields of northern Ukraine when the wheels of his tractor triggered devastation.
New footage on our #Newsroom highlights the threat of unexploded bombs, shells and mines to agriculture workers 👇
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When cities become battlefields, civilians pay the highest price. The Rules of War oblige parties to conflict to take measures to protect civilians.
Here is how this is possible 👇🏽
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Relentless fighting in #Sudan, widespread insecurity, and bureaucratic hurdles have made emergency response extremely challenging.
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Anyone can experience mental health problems.
But not everyone can get treatment.
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States are meeting in Geneva this week to discuss autonomous weapons and how to regulate them.
After nearly 10 years of talks, states need to act now.
This is what’s at stake… #CCWUN
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Hug your mothers and mother figures today. And every day.
You might not know just how much it means to them ❤️
Happy #MothersDay
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Today our teams in #Gaza visited hospitals to assess and understand the impact of the recent hostilities on health services.
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Millions of Syrians face an uncertain future.
Back-to-back crises worsened the living conditions. Humanitarian assistance is needed now more than ever.
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We welcome news of a ceasefire after five days of hostilities.
The explosions and sirens have fallen silent. What remains is the loss and suffering of a third heavy cycle of violence in two years.
Our priority is to assess urgent humanitarian needs and support affected people.
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The most painful thing for a mother is not knowing where her child is and how they are doing.
For #Mothersday in Ukraine, we spoke with mothers of missing and POWs. Their stories are a testament to the power of a mother's love.
Today we invite you to meet Maria.
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A happy reunion!
Separated several times during the conflict in #Ethiopia, 13- year old Selam is now reunited with her family.
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Way to go! 👏👏👏
After winning 5⃣ out of 6⃣ games in the Asian Para Games Qualification Tournament, #Afghanistan’s wheelchair basketball team, supported by the , won 2nd place and qualified for Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
Congratulations!
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For families and communities in #Gaza, the current hostilities come on top of 16 years of restrictions on movement of goods and people. The ongoing closure of border crossings only makes this worse. Urgent steps are needed to prevent a deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
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This powerful image of a child holding one of our mine awareness posters highlights the importance of our Risk Awareness Sessions for conflict-affected communities.
Help us protect our communities by spreading the word about landmine dangers. 💥
#LandmineAwareness
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Our physical rehabilitation center in Helmand, #Afghanistan, supports thousands of people with disabilities by offering orthosis, prostheses, supportive devices & physiotherapy treatment.
In 2022, more than 16,000 people with disabilities were assisted in this centre.
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"Respecting International Humanitarian Law reduces the cost of war, reduces human suffering."
on her first visit to #Brazil 👇
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The past month has been a nightmare for people in #Sudan.
Facilitating humanitarian work is an obligation under international humanitarian law.
We hope the agreement reached in Jeddah will enable us to scale up our emergency response. It's a matter of life or death.
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As the conflict in #Sudan approaches one month, we welcome the commitment by all parties to adhere to the International Humanitarian Law in the Jeddah declaration.
Transforming this pledge into concrete actions on the ground is urgently needed.
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In #Myanmar, our team went to Paletwa and Samee Townships in Chin State to help communities that were forced to flee due to the armed conflict since 2019.
Here's how we're doing our part to support those who need it the most 👨👩👧👦
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Power cut in a hospital can cause loss of lives.
With & the Syrian Ministry of Health, we provided Dummar hospital in Damascus with a generator to make sure the power is stable in the ICU and rehabilitated the medical and nursing accommodation ward.
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Renewed fighting in #Somalia has forced hundreds of thousands of families to flee this year.
Today, 3.8 million people are displaced.
Download new footage from our #Newsroom 👉 bit.ly/42Q5Jwl
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We are providing support to @SRCS_SD volunteers in recovering human remains in #Khartoum for identification and proper burial.
Security guarantees are crucial in facilitating this activity. We urge for unimpeded #HumanitarianAccess to help all affected people in #Sudan.
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We are providing support to volunteers in recovering human remains in #Khartoum for identification and proper burial.
Security guarantees are crucial in facilitating this activity. We urge for unimpeded #HumanitarianAccess to help all affected people in #Sudan.
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