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The organization worked together with the National Red Cross Society of Haiti and in close cooperation with the other National Red Cross Societies present in the country, in particular those of Canada, Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Likewise, it worked in coordination with other humanitarian actors to generate a collective humanitarian response.
The ICRC worked to improve access to emergency health care through first aid training for communities, support health facilities treating injured people (including by improving access to drinking water), respond to emergencies and strengthen the operational capacities of the Haitian Red Cross.
Through bilateral and confidential dialogue with key actors, including armed groups, the ICRC raised awareness of the need to protect the population from the effects of armed violence and sought access to essential services, such as health care. emergency and drinking water. Through this dialogue, he urged actors participating in violence to comply with humanitarian principles in order to reduce and mitigate the risks faced by the population.
Facts and figures – 2023
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