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Sudan: ICRC facilitates transfer
Monday, 6 January 2014, 4:33 pm | ICRC
Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – Three members of the Sudanese government armed forces were released today in Darfur by an armed opposition group, Sudan Liberation Movement for Justice (LMJ). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in its capacity ... More >>
South Sudan: Health care for hundreds of wounded civilians
Thursday, 26 December 2013, 10:01 am | ICRC
Since the first armed clashes broke out in Juba on 15 December, tens of thousands of civilians have fled in search of safety. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the South Sudan Red Cross are helping those caught up in the fighting. More >>
Iraq: Widows manage to support their families despite odds
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 12:09 pm | ICRC
Baghdad (ICRC) – With the security situation deteriorating, Iraqi women who have lost their husbands in connection with the armed conflicts of recent decades are struggling hard to earn a living. Because they face increasing hardship, the International ... More >>
Syria: Escalation in hostilities and severe winter weather
Monday, 23 December 2013, 3:24 pm | ICRC
As cold descends upon Syria, the ICRC is doing what it can to help millions of people despite the escalating violence, worsening security conditions and limited humanitarian access. More >>
South Sudan: Attacks against civilians must end
Monday, 23 December 2013, 12:48 pm | ICRC
Juba/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the violence against civilians that have been reported in recent days in South Sudan. It calls on all parties to the conflict to comply with the rules of international ... More >>
ICRC: Medical staff must be allowed to do their work
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 2:38 pm | ICRC
Since clashes erupted in Bangui on 5 December, the population has been seized with fear. The ICRC is calling for the work of medical and humanitarian personnel to be facilitated to enable them to meet the most urgent needs. More >>
Libya: ICRC trains 120 doctors to treat weapon wounds
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 9:04 am | ICRC
Tripoli (ICRC) – A training seminar on the treatment of wounds caused by mines, bullets, shrapnel and other weapons closes today in Benghazi. More >>
ICRC presents ambitious 2014 budget
Friday, 6 December 2013, 12:08 pm | ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) – While millions of people in Syria, Mali, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo struggle to cope with the devastating consequences of armed conflict, millions more are quietly experiencing a similar fate in lesser-known places ... More >>
International Women's Day: Plight Of Women Behind Bars
Monday, 11 March 2013, 4:50 pm | ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) – All over the world, women and girls living behind bars often face particular hardship in terms of protection, privacy and access to basic services, including health care. Consequences can be felt within their families and communities, ... More >>
DR Congo: Violence Against Civilians in Masisi Must Stop
Monday, 11 March 2013, 4:44 pm | ICRC
ICRC News Release 7 March 2013 Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Violence Against Civilians In Masisi Must Stop More >>
Germany: ICRC Hands Over Management Of ITS
Friday, 30 November 2012, 4:31 pm | ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) –The ICRC is to hand over management of the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen to the German Federal Archives after over half a century. The ITS was founded in 1943 to provide answers to millions of families who had lost ... More >>
Israel and the Occupied Territory: Concern About Civilians
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 9:22 am | ICRC
The ICRC is concerned about the rise in the number of civilians killed or injured by hostilities in Gaza and Israel. “In recent days, intense fighting has had serious consequences for civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel,” said Juan-Pedro ... More >>
Tunisia: Police Peacekeeper Training In Côte d’Ivoire
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 12:39 pm | ICRC
Tunis (ICRC) – Eleven Tunisian police officers scheduled to take up peacekeeping duties in Côte d’Ivoire on 18 November have completed a pre-deployment training seminar facilitated by the regional delegation of the International Committee of ... More >>
South Sudan: Aid Reaches Thousands Of Refugees In Maban Coun
Monday, 19 November 2012, 1:58 pm | ICRC
Thousands of families have fled ongoing fighting in Sudan and are now sheltering in camps in Maban county, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. The ICRC has distributed aid to 80,000 refugees and is working to improve access to clean water. More >>
Award for International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:48 am | ICRC
Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The prestigious award in the category of international cooperation will be presented in Oviedo on 26 October to Tadateru Konoé, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Peter Maurer, president ... More >>
Sahel: Risk Is High That Humanitarian Situation Will Worsen
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:47 am | ICRC
Bamako/Niamey/Geneva (ICRC) – "However the armed conflict in northern Mali unfolds, the risk of a further worsening in the humanitarian situation in the region and throughout the Sahel is high," warned the president of the International ... More >>
Syria: Aid Reaches Beleaguered Population In Homs & Harasta
Friday, 26 October 2012, 9:11 am | ICRC
Hundreds of thousands of people affected by intense fighting have been receiving aid distributed by the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. In addition, the ICRC has succeeded in delivering medical supplies in some of the areas hardest hit by ... More >>
ICRC president visits Brussels and Paris
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 10:01 am | ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has begun a two-day visit to Brussels and Paris. More >>
Libya: Medical Supplies Delivered To Bani Walid Amid Tension
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:35 am | ICRC
Geneva/Tripoli (ICRC) – Following appeals from civilians in Bani Walid, in western Libya, medical personnel from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) went to the city yesterday to provide medical supplies and assess the condition of ... More >>
Bangladesh: South Asian Universities Rhetoric Contest
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:29 am | ICRC
Bangladesh: South Asian Universities Vie In A Rhetoric Contest On Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition More >>
