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15 Jul 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

The Cruel Confluences Of Climate Change And Conflict

A new policy report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) explores how people deal with the combination of conflict and climate risks, and how they cope and adapt. The report suggests ways that the humanitarian sector can adjust and adapt to address these risks and makes an urgent call for strengthening climate action and finance in countries affected by conflict...

16 Oct 2019 DAMASCUS, Syria

Turkey Invasion Of Syria: Damage To Water Infrastructure And Risk Of Water-borne Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) is gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria, where up to 200,000 people have been displaced as a result of increased military operations since 9 October, and almost 1.5 million people are in need of health aid.This follows the offensive launched by Turkey on Kurdish people in northern Syria after the Kurds' main ally, the United States, withdrew from the region and indicated it would not stand in Turkey's way...

10 Oct 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hubspeaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describe, 4 October, the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

15 Sep 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hub speaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describes the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

21 Aug 2019 LONDON, United Kingdom

UK Government Support For South Sudan, Zimbabwe

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced $22 Million USD in additional aid to provide assistance to vulnerable families in South Sudan. UK also committed to $60 Million USD in support for Zimbabwe in response to a United Nations appeal.A UK government statement identifies currently 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and nearly 2 million people on the brink of famine in South Sudan, where food insecurity is at its worst level in the past 8 years...

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23 Jan 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Red Cross Chief Blames Climate Change, Water Stress For Niger, Mali Violence

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, has described violence and challenges in the Niger-Mali region as being due not only to conflict, but also effects of climate change that have diminished usable land and created unpredictable water resources."Age-old tensions between farming and herding communities are intensifying because of climate change as the availability of usable land goes down and water sources become less reliable," Maurer said after an eight-day visit to the Sahel region...

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1 Dec 2017 SANA'A

Red Cross Buys Fuel to Pump Yemen Water in "Exceptional and Unsustainable" Move

The International Committee of the Red Cross is buying 750,000 litres of diesel fuel to help provide clean water for a million people living in Yemen. Nine cities ran out of clean water this month because a blockade by a Saudi-led coalition prevented imports of fuel needed for pumping and sanitation.

14 Sep 2016 SEOUL, South Korea

North Korea Calls for Help After Severe Floods

The North Korean government’s Central News Agency (KCNA) has reported this week that the northeast of the country has experienced the country’s heaviest rainfall since 1945, with tens of thousands of buildings destroyed and subsequent displacement of households. The disaster may have prompted an unusual “outreach” initiative seeking international aid, according to reports...

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9 Sep 2016 LONDON, United Kingdom

Syria Aid Groups Suspend Cooperation with UN over Assad Influence

Seventy-three NGOs and aid groups have suspended co-operation with the United Nations (UN) in Syria citing concerns that the regime of Bashar al-Assad has gained “significant and substantial” influence over humanitarian relief efforts.The groups demanded an “immediate and transparent” investigation in a letter to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...

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22 Aug 2016 NEW YORK, NY, United States

UNICEF Warns of Deteriorating Situation in Aleppo

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that ongoing fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has left 2 million people without access to safe drinking water.UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac told reporters on August 19th that access to safe water in Aleppo “has continued to deteriorate over the past two weeks…the situation is particularly worsening for civilians living in eastern parts of the city where taps have gone dry and families have no safe water through the public network...

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26 Jul 2016 DONETSK, Ukraine

Damaged Water Pipeline, Wastewater Infrastructure Threaten Rivers in Eastern Ukraine

Shelling near the village of Novgorod in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has damaged a water pipeline in the area; this in turn raises the risk that wastewater stored behind dams at a nearby chemical plant will overflow, contaminating nearby rivers.Last spring, a facility holding waste from the NPO Inkor & Co...

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3 Oct 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya

ICRC Warns of Looming Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan

South Sudan could relapse into a humanitarian crisis unless the international community scales up emergency assistance at conflict hotspots in the country, according to Franz Rauchenstein, head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Sudan.Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi on October 2nd, Rauchenstein warned that South Sudan is still at risk despite the cessation of hostilities there...

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