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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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  1. 14 hours ago

    By supporting bakeries like this in , we are able to strengthen our food distribution capacity to those who need it most. This bakery in El Waer now produces 25,000 packs daily for distribution to several areas in rural Homs.

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  2. 17 hours ago

    today: * More than 80% of the population need aid to survive. * Only 45% of health facilities are functioning. * 2.9 million people are internally displaced.

    2 replies . 95 retweets 81 likes
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  3. 17 hours ago

    Displaced since 2014, families are finally returning to , Iraq. But years of fighting has left a significant part of the city damaged, making their return to start a new life very challenging:

    2 replies . 14 retweets 27 likes
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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    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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  5. Jun 21

    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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  6. Jun 21

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

    5 replies . 105 retweets 82 likes
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  7. Jun 20

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

    3 replies . 40 retweets 80 likes
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  8. Jun 20

    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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  9. Jun 20

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

    4 replies . 138 retweets 209 likes
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  10. Jun 20

    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 .

    2 replies . 162 retweets 252 likes
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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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.

    20 replies . 753 retweets 556 likes
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  14. 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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  15. 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.

    2 replies . 44 retweets 50 likes
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  16. 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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  17. 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.

    5 replies . 38 retweets 48 likes
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  18. 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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    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

    1 reply . 73 retweets 111 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    Jun 18

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

    28 replies . 162 retweets 189 likes
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