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Libya: ICRC launches emergency appeal

Monday, 28 February 2011, 2:29 pm | ICRC

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a preliminary emergency appeal for 6 million Swiss francs ($6.4 million USD / €4.7 million) to meet the emergency needs of people affected by the violent unrest in ... More >>

Libya: ICRC sends medical teams to the region

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 12:58 pm | ICRC

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its preparations to support medical facilities and treat the injured in Libyan cities where violence has taken place over the past few days. It is sending medical ... More >>

ICRC to transfer record quantity of apples to Syria

Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:37 am | ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is to start transferring 12,000 tonnes of apples from the occupied Golan to Syria proper, today 15 February. The first truckloads of apples are expected to cross the demarcation line at the Kuneitra ... More >>

Iran/Iraq: Accounting for 1980-1988 war missing

Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:43 pm | ICRC

Geneva/Tehran/Baghdad (ICRC) – Representatives of Iran and Iraq yesterday concluded a high-level meeting held in Geneva under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), marking further progress in determining what happened to ... More >>

Families of missing gather for commemoration

Saturday, 28 August 2010, 3:51 pm | ICRC

Azerbaijan: families of missing gather for commemoration Baku (ICRC) – Families of people missing in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, together with representatives of local authorities, the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan and ... More >>

ICRC calls on States to join convention

Saturday, 28 August 2010, 2:46 pm | ICRC

Geneva (ICRC) – More States should urgently become party to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, a key instrument to prevent and eradicate disappearances, the International Committee of the Red Cross ... More >>

Greenpeace Told Where To Find Japanese Fleet

Sunday, 11 February 2007, 4:44 pm | ICRC

Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society telephoned Greenpeace yesterday to inform them of the position of their vessels and those of the Japanese research fleet. More >>

Sri Lanka: ICRC extremely concerned over conflict

Monday, 4 September 2006, 11:10 am | ICRC

The ICRC's delegate-general for the Asia-Pacific region, Reto Meister, has called on both parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka to clearly respect the rules of war as laid down in the Geneva Conventions and customary law. He also underlined the ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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