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International Committee of the Red Cross: On the ground in over 80 countries, providing humanitarian aid to victims of conflict and violence.

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    7 hours ago

    IMAGINE: your village attacked, husband arrested, son killed, baby-girl abducted; you run. That’s your new home. 50 degrees hot; no food, no water. Many in the don't have to imagine. That's their lived experience.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Today, fighting is no longer between 2 opposing sides. Nearly half of all conflicts are fought between 3 and 9 groups. Some conflicts have hundreds. For more:

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  3. 14 hours ago

    is 29.3 million people. 22.2 million people in the country depend on humanitarian aid to survive.

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  4. 17 hours ago

    Around 70% of our food distribution in has to be done by air.

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  5. 18 hours ago

    Families are returning home to , Syria. But life will never be the same. 6.5 million people are still food insecure with an additional 4 million are at risk. This is twice as many as last year.

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  6. 21 hours ago

    No parent should have to live not knowing if their child is safe.

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  7. 23 hours ago

    We’re honoured to have won a for this video on the protection of health care. Every day in war zones, hospitals provide life-saving care for anyone who needs it. They are .

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  8. Jun 20

    Today, 25.4 million of the world's population are refugees. More than half of them are children. Powerful new report by :

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  9. Jun 20

    Thousands of people are forced to flee their homes every day, desperately searching for a safer, better life for themselves and their families. This , take a minute and put yourself in their shoes.

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  10. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    Not 1 in a million. Not 1 in a thousand. Not 1 in 500. 1 in every 110 people on the planet has been forced to flee their home.

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  11. Jun 20

    - Food - Water - Shelter - Medical supplies Today, millions of people living in war zones desperately need basics of life. Help us reach them:

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  12. Jun 20

    After years of fighting in , the battle is over. But life still remains a daily struggle for the 11 million people still in need of assistance in the country.

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  13. Jun 19

    By boat By plane By truck By foot In , nothing stops our team from reaching families in need of aid. This year, we’ve provided hundreds of thousands of people with food, clean water, essential items, and medical care:

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  14. Jun 19

    Today's battlefield: * Only 1 in 3 conflicts are between 2 parties. * 44% of all conflicts are between 3 and 9 opposing forces. * 1 in 4 conflicts have over 10 parties fighting on their territory.

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  15. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    A record 68.5 million people were forcefully driven from their homes in 2017. That’s 44,000 people a day. ▪️ 52% are kids ▪️ 68% come from 5 countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and Somalia Report from :

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  16. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – and on every day – the rules of war could not be clearer: Do not rape Do not exploit or abuse Do not commit any form of sexual violence

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    Jun 18

    “We’ve seen more nonstate armed groups emerge in the last 7 years than in the previous 70 years”

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  18. Jun 19

    Tiny makeshift shelters. This is home for almost a million people in Cox's Bazar, . But as monsoon rains hit, their lives are under threat.

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  19. Jun 18

    is 29.3 million people. 22.2 million people in the country depend on humanitarian aid to survive.

    2 replies . 167 retweets 121 likes
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  20. Jun 18

    -Drugs scarce. -Electricity cut off. -Medical equipment limited. With hundreds of people in need of intensive care, hospitals in are on the brink of collapse.

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