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The items—intended for communities in need—included 66 tons of wheat flour, 2,700 kilograms of salt, 450 kilograms of dried yeast and 375 liters of sunflower oil.
That same Saturday, an ICRC team carried out the medical evacuation of 17 people injured during the clashes. The team delivered medical supplies and body bags to the local hospital for the dignified management of the remains.
This humanitarian work is possible thanks to the ICRC’s role as a neutral intermediary. The organization engages in conversations with all parties to an armed conflict to gain acceptance and carry out its life-saving activities for as many victims of violence as possible.
Despite a recent cessation of hostilities, the humanitarian consequences of the military escalation are being keenly felt throughout the region. Many are searching for family members with whom they have lost contact, including unaccompanied children. There are displaced communities and people asking for assistance to bury their deceased loved ones, and everything is made more difficult by the lack of electricity, basic products and access to medical care.
In view of the magnitude of humanitarian needs, the ICRC is expanding its presence in the region, adding personnel specialized in health, forensic services, protection and weapons contamination.
About the ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial and independent organization with an exclusively humanitarian mandate established in the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence around the world, doing everything possible to protect their lives and dignity, and to alleviate their suffering, often together with their Red Cross and Red Crescent partners.
Media Contacts:
Jason Straziuso, ICRC, Ginebra, tel: +41 79 949 3512, [email protected]
Ilaha Huseynova, CICR, Baku, phone: +99450 316 00 24, [email protected]
Zara Amatuni, CICR, Yerevan, phone: +374 99 011 360, [email protected]
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