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A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: UN Humanitarian Overview
12/04/2019. “In 2020, nearly 168 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance and protection,” he said. “That represents about one person in 45 on the planet. It is the highest figure in decades.”
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Mandate for ICRC's President extended for third term
11/29/2019. Peter Maurer will serve a third mandate as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross following a vote by the ICRC's governing body, the Assembly, on 28 November 2019.
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Order of Malta’s Grand Master praises UNESCO’s commitment to progress and respect of human dignity
11/13/2019. In an epoch marked by serious conflicts and crisis situations that seem insuperable: “UNESCO’s action is even more deserving of our gratitude,” said the Grand Master
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ICRC appoints new director-general
10/31/2019. The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appointed Robert Mardini to the post of director-general.
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Over 11 million people across Syria need aid
11/14/2019. With the resolution authorizing cross-border aid expiring in December, Lowcock stressed to the council that “there is no alternative to the cross-border operation”.
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World hunger on the rise as 820m at risk, UN report finds
07/15/2019. Eliminating hunger by 2030 is an immense challenge, say heads of UN agencies
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Implementing a national strategy for the integration of Roma people in Hungary
04/07/2019. Miklos Vecsei C.G.M. vice-President of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order, was recently appointed State Commissioner charged with coordinating the drafting and implementation of a diagnosis-based national strategy for the integration of Roma people.
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McKay Interview: Yves Daccord, Director-General ICRC
06/13/2019. Michael and Yves discuss the organisation's work, how its changed over the last few years, the impact of new technology and are the Geneva Conventions, which underpin the ICRC's work, still valid in the 21st Century?
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7 ways business can be agents for peace
05/28/2019. Recent research by the UN and the World Bank points to an urgent need for the international community to refocus on building peaceful societies and preventing violent conflict, which they calculate could save between $5 billion and $70 billion…
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Bakhita centre for female victims of trafficking inaugurated in Lagos
04/02/2019. The “Bakhita Empowerment” centre is an initiative of the Order of Malta with the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Louis for protecting and rehabilitating young women victims of prostitution and human trafficking when they return to Nigeria.
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