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| GLOBAL: Geneva Conventions and 21st-century combatants |  DAKAR, 24 June 2009 (IRIN) - To mark the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross Movement IRIN spoke with humanitarian and legal experts about how conflict has changed in the 21st century and to what degree the Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols stand up when it comes to protecting civilians in conflict.
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| | GLOBAL: Do the Geneva Conventions still stand up? |  DAKAR, 23 June 2009 (IRIN) - One hundred fifty years ago the battle of Solferino left 40,000 soldiers and civilians either wounded or killed. With too few doctors on hand, Swiss civilian Henry Dunant helped villagers care for the victims. Recognizing the direct and dire impact of war on civilians, his experience led him to found the International Red Cross Movement, which celebrates its anniversary on 24 June.
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| | GLOBAL: IRIN Radio presents English audio interviews on hot humanitarian issues |  NAIROBI, 8 June 2009 (IRIN) - IRIN has launched a new pilot series of audio interviews aimed at stimulating debate on some of the key topics and issues at the forefront of humanitarian thinking. The first series comprises five audio interviews (each less than 10 minutes in duration) that you can play or download from your PC as MP3 files.
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| | OPT: Gaza reconstruction project hit by Israeli sanctions |  GAZA CITY, 2 June 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of non-refugee Palestinians in Gaza receiving financial assistance from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are finding it difficult to reconstruct and rehabilitate their homes, because they are unable to access sufficient quantities of building materials, UNDP programme officer Husam Toubil told IRIN.
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| | OPT: Gaza liquidity crisis having tangible humanitarian impact |  GAZA CITY, 25 May 2009 (IRIN) - A banking and liquidity crisis is affecting the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip: Civil servants are struggling to get their salaries, and humanitarian aid is being delayed. Thousands of welfare benefit recipients are not getting their dues.
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