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ICRC's Statement to the Third Preparatory Committee of Habitat III

Delivered by Dr Hugo Slim, Head of Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Third Preparatory Committee of Habitat III, 25 July 2016, Surabaya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2017

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Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

In an urbanizing world, armed conflict and violence are urbanizing too.

Cities like Aleppo and Falujjah are being destroyed. Their civilian populations are facing displacement, siege and impoverishment. In South Sudan, people in Juba, Wau, Bentiu and Leer are living in similarly desperate conditions.

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International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 98 , Issue 901: War in cities , April 2016 , pp. 333 - 334
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