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Anthony H. Cordesman Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy Introduction No one can dismiss the role of luck, or the possibility of miracles, in war. No one can afford to count upon them. It is only luck...

La population civile subit de plein fouet les conséquences du conflit armé qui ravage le Proche-Orient. La Croix-Rouge suisse apporte une aide de 400 000 francs sous la forme de médicaments et de...

L'action de la Croix-Rouge française Paris, 21 juillet 2006 - Pour financer le renforcement de son dispositif humanitaire en faveur des victimes du conflit au Proche-Orient, la Croix-Rouge française...

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde, Codirector del Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria (IECAH) Para quien pretenda desentrañar algunas claves que le permitan entender el conflicto que...

Hundreds of thousand of displaced persons are facing a humanitarian crisis of disastrous proportions in Lebanon and Gaza. Every day 50,000 more are added to the displaced populations. Relief...

Worsening health situation for those caught up in the Middle East fighting as badly-hit transport routes leaves a shortage of vital supplies Caritas Lebanon reports that it is providing emergency...

Handicap International is alerting the international community and public opinion to the possible use of landmines and cluster bombs in the conflict currently opposing the Israeli army and the...

By Sabine Dolan NEW YORK, USA, 21 July 2006 - Civilian refugees caught in the conflict in Lebanon and Israel are increasingly imperilled, especially in southern Lebanon, where fighting is expected to...

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, United Nations top humanitarian official outlined his efforts to organize humanitarian assistance for the affected population in Lebanon, including...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 21 July 2006, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The UNHCR...

Today, Friday 21 July, 2006, at 11:45, the 22 tones of humanitarian aid provided by our country to the suffering people of Lebanon, arrived in Beirut. The first part includes medicine, food, tents,...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BEIRUT, 21 July (IRIN) - Of the estimated half a million displaced people in Lebanon, some 70 percent are from southern...

With growing numbers of internally displaced people in Lebanonand stranded migrants in need of evacuation assistance, IOM is urgently appealing for US$ 12 million to provide assistance to these...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BEIRUT, 21 July (IRIN) - As the number of people fleeing Lebanon rises along with the number of displaced people, the UN and...

Warnings Do Not End Duty to Avoid Civilian Casualties (Beirut, July 21, 2006) - Israel must allow civilians safe passage out of Lebanon's embattled south, Human Rights Watch said today. Warnings by...

Geneva_(dpa) _ Sixty thousand people have been evacuated from Lebanon to Cyprus so far, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in Geneva Friday. More than 300 people...

By Lin Noueihed BEIRUT, July 21 (Reuters) - Israeli jets struck Lebanon overnight in a 10-day-old war that is claiming more lives and forcing thousands to flee but Hizbollah insisted it would only...

As the conflict in Lebanon and Israel intensifies, the British Red Cross today (21 July) launched its Middle East Crisis Appeal to provide urgent humanitarian relief throughout the affected region...

Nearly 400,000 Palestinian refugees trapped in Lebanon are sitting targets for Israeli bombs, according to Samia Khan, Head of Programmes at NGO Minority Rights Group International. 'The Palestinian...