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  1. 9 hours ago

    In 2015 we helped Lemlem return to from & this enabled her to reunite with her daughter after 18 years apart. Last year, we provided her with a grant which helped her start a hairdressing business. She can now provide for her family.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    “We fled to Buni Yadi in 2014 and stayed in Damaturu where the Red Cross provided us with food & other items. When we returned to our homes we found our houses destroyed. The Red Cross came to help again and rebuilt our house.”

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  3. 13 hours ago

    The violence and armed conflict in has affected millions. Families, like Roger's, experiencing food insecurity have resorted to desperate measures in order to survive.

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  4. 15 hours ago

    Since 2016 we have supported 700 vulnerable women in , enabling them to start small businesses & support their families. This is Francine's story.

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  5. 16 hours ago

    In isolated communities in South Sudan, children consider plastic bottles to be a very valuable tool used to carry water, to use as floating devices, to save collected roots and seeds, to go fishing, and to make toys. "Do you have a bottle?" they ask whenever we meet them.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    Carrying 65 kg of food is not easy. In , food has just arrived via an air drop & the women are in charge of organizing the collection. Many of the people receiving the food have walked for months, surviving on anything they could find. Today they will have a meal.

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    19 hours ago

    No child should lose their childhood to conflict.

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    South Sudan is a country the size France, yet it has only 300 kilometres of paved roads. With 6 million people reliant on aid, getting to those in need can be an arduous journey:

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    Jul 4

    The State of today sweltering with the heat of , was always known as the Home of . Peaceful it was, so shall it soon be. You still have a doubt? Take a look at this smile from , you will understand why I will never give up on the

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  10. Jul 4

    After fleeing clashes in North Kivu, Denise finally returns home. Her goal: become autonomous thanks to the harvests of her field. In 2017, 92,000 people such as Denise received agricultural support in . More about our action:

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  11. Jul 4

    Proper and dignified management of the dead in conflicts and disasters is a key component of our work. This is we conduct trainings relating to the management of human remains.

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  12. Jul 4

    “With the grant provided by the ICRC, I am now running my own butchery. I have paid all debts and I can provide for my family.” After Birhane was repatriated to from , we helped him rent business space & buy the materials he needed to open a business.

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  13. Jul 3

    We remain committed to assisting people affected by the conflict in .

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  14. Jul 3

    In Loth, , we have been able to deliver food and basic shelter supplies to almost 20,000 people after waiting for almost three months to gain safe access to the area.

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  15. Jul 3

    Fleeing from the fighting, finding a safe place, building shelter, finding food, and starting all over again. This is the life of thousands of South Sudanese people caught up in the conflict. Many have to restart their lives numerous times.

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  16. Jul 3

    Hammadu (right), lost his cattle during the fighting in North East . "Cattle rearing is all we know," he says. We trained and equipped Hamadu, and others like him, to be community-based animal health workers. "Now we will be able to help ourselves" Hammadu says.

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  17. Jul 3

    Fighting in armed conflicts today is no longer between 2 opposing sides. How do you influence armed groups to respect the rules of war?

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  18. Jul 3

    Last week we partnered with the Federal Police Commission in to train 55 senior federal police officers in international humanitarian rights standards & humanitarian policing. The subjects covered included police responsibilities & powers, use of force, & police ethics.

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  19. Jul 3

    In times of conflict, families are separated from one another. Children are often the most vulnerable to abuse and neglect. In 2017, we reunited 14 kids with their loved ones in . Read the full report here:

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  20. Jul 2

    The ICRC refurbished tap stands & built a water tower to improve water access for 56,000 people living south of . This has also reduced the risk of water-borne diseases.

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