The Red Cross During War

Ethiopian civil war and famine, 1985. Internally displaced children in Maychew camp.
Dany Gignoux / ICRC

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A group of internally displaced children in Ethiopia's Maychew camp in 1985 put on a brave face in the midst of the tragedy blighting their land. In the 1980s, a series of famines hit Ethiopia, affecting around eight million people and leaving one million dead.

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