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ICRC scales up Nigeria-Biafra operation — archival photograph

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ICRC scales up Nigeria-Biafra operation

The ICRC mounted a large humanitarian operation as famine images reached the world.

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1968

ICRC scales up Nigeria-Biafra operation

The ICRC mounted a large humanitarian operation as famine images reached the world.

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The ICRC mounted a large humanitarian operation as famine images reached the world. Its airlift and neutrality debates became defining issues in modern humanitarian practice.

Photo: CDC/ Dr. Lyle Conrad · Source

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