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On a national level, conflict may involves warlike encounters
between armed groups from the same country which take place
within the boarders (borders). Such outbreaks of war may pose
large-scale medical problems such as epidemics, lack of water,
accumulation of rubbish, displaced
persons, refugees, food shortage,
hunger etc.
Internationally, war may
break out between two or more armies from different countries.
Similarly such conflict may cause large scale mass movements
of refugees and displaced persons.
Within the Red
Cross Red Crescent Movement, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the lead agency for
response to war and conflict situations.
The ICRC
mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims
of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
It directs and coordinates the international relief activities
conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also
endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening
humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
For more information on the
ICRC and their operations visit their web site: www.icrc.org.
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