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West Africa migration: Red Cross offers an oasis of help and hope to migrants in Kolda, Senegal

West Africa migration: Red Cross offers an oasis of help and hope to migrants in Kolda, Senegal

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Survivors stranded at sea: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for maritime law to be respected

Survivors stranded at sea: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for maritime law to be respected

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Eight days waiting onboard Ocean Viking amid overwhelming medical needs: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for 460 of survivors’ right to disembark

Eight days waiting onboard Ocean Viking amid overwhelming medical needs: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for 460 of survivors’ right to disembark

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IFRC: 210,000 migrants need urgent life-saving assistance and protection in Central America and Mexico

IFRC: 210,000 migrants need urgent life-saving assistance and protection in Central America and Mexico

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IFRC scales up cash assistance to people impacted by conflict in Ukraine

IFRC scales up cash assistance to people impacted by conflict in Ukraine

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IFRC president: Ethnicity and nationality should not be deciding factors in saving lives

IFRC president: Ethnicity and nationality should not be deciding factors in saving lives

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En route to Europe I didn’t fear death—only dying without trying

En route to Europe I didn’t fear death—only dying without trying

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Survivors on rescue ship Ocean Viking urgently need to disembark in a place of safety

Survivors on rescue ship Ocean Viking urgently need to disembark in a place of safety

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Ocean Viking rescues 247 people within 48 hours from the Mediterranean Sea, including 5-month-old baby

Ocean Viking rescues 247 people within 48 hours from the Mediterranean Sea, including 5-month-old baby

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IFRC launches multiregional plan to ramp up humanitarian assistance to migrants and displaced people

IFRC launches multiregional plan to ramp up humanitarian assistance to migrants and displaced people

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IFRC: Inclusive vaccination and protection measures urgently needed to stop the new pandemic waves in North Africa

IFRC: Inclusive vaccination and protection measures urgently needed to stop the new pandemic waves in North Africa

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IFRC launches emergency appeal to join SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving mission as deaths soar in the Mediterranean Sea

IFRC launches emergency appeal to join SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving mission as deaths soar in the Mediterranean Sea

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