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Pakistan: Earthquakes Leave Thousands Homeless
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 12:47 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Thousands of people have been made homeless and hundreds have been killed or injured by three earthquakes, which rocked southwest Pakistan before daybreak on Wednesday. More >>
Sudan: Red Cross Seeks 26.7 Million Urgently
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:27 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is urgently appealing for 33.5 million Swiss francs (US$26.7m, €21.1m) to assist the Sudanese Red Crescent Society in meeting immediate and longer-term needs for 3 million beneficiaries ... More >>
Gulf Residents Evacuate As Rita Approaches
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:58 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Already described as a “monster” storm, Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status Wednesday and became the 3rd most intense storm on record in the United States. It is still on track to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast in Texas by Saturday. More >>
Taste of Home for New Orleans Hurricane Survivors
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:56 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
HOUSTON – Some of life's simplest pleasures, often taken for granted in the course of busy days, can mean so much following a disaster -- like a cup of your favorite coffee. More >>
Tropical Storm Ophelia Heads for Florida
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 3:17 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Wednesday, September 07, 2005 — A tropical storm warning is now in effect for the east coast of Florida as Tropical Storm Ophelia heads for the coast as the latest storm in the 2005 hurricane season. More >>
Down, But Never Out in New Orleans
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 3:15 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Wednesday, September 07, 2005 — HOUSTON – Curtis Brown is a person who knows all about tenacity. He is a long-time native of New Orleans, who ignored the warnings to evacuate because it meant leaving his beloved Dobermans and his businesses behind. More >>
Story from New Orleans family
Monday, 5 September 2005, 8:51 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Gereld Sibely, a native of New Orleans, has found shelter in the Houston Astrodome. His tale is one of many. More >>
New Orleans: Weathering the Storm with some Help
Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 9:25 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Monday, August 29, 2005 — Batesville, Miss. – By late Sunday afternoon, the line of cars, trucks, buses and vans stretched from New Orleans to Memphis and motels along Interstate 55 flashed a disheartening "No Vacancy" sign. Weary travelers, ... More >>
Cat. 5 Hurricane Katrina Heads Towards New Orleans
Monday, 29 August 2005, 10:09 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Sunday, August 28, 2005 — Hurricane Katrina is now an incredibly strong Category 5 storm heading straight for New Orleans with sustained winds at 175 miles per hour. More >>
Red Cross: Latest on situation in Sudan
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 6:35 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Life in a camp for displaced people in northern Darfur : The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has forced thousands of families to leave their villages and seek shelter in bigger towns and cities. Or in camps like Kassab, on the outskirts of Kutum in ... More >>
Liberia: Tools distributed to 65,000 families
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:03 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Monrovia (ICRC) – Anxious to play an active role in helping Liberians return to villages they once fled to escape fighting, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has distributed tools to more than 65,000 families living in 1,300 villages. More >>
Kosovo: Meeting of Working Group - missing persons
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 12:58 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Belgrade/Pristina (ICRC) – On 10 March the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will convene a meeting of the Working Group on persons unaccounted for in relation to the events in Kosovo between January 1998 and December 2000. More >>
ICRC in the Philippines: respect humanitarian law
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:55 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva/Manila (ICRC) – For the past 30 years the Philippines has been the scene of violence opposing various armed groups and government forces. More >>
Indonesia: ICRC president in Jakarta
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:53 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, has arrived in Jakarta for talks with the Indonesian authorities. More >>
Russian Federation: Playrooms for Grozny children
Monday, 21 February 2005, 11:33 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Four playrooms for three-to-six-year-old children of Chechnya opened their doors today in Grozny. They were set up in temporary accommodation facilities by the Russian Red Cross with ICRC support. More >>
ICRC: Sri Lanka bulletin No. 3 – 18 February 2005
Monday, 21 February 2005, 11:32 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Sri Lanka bulletin No. 3 – 18 February 2005 Latest report on ICRC activities in the field More >>
Palestinian human remains returned to families
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 11:04 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The following was published as a press release by the ICRC delegation in Tel Aviv on February 14 2005 More >>
ICRC - Sudan: Bulletin No. 24 – 15 February 2005
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 11:03 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Sudan: Bulletin No. 24 – 15 February 2005 Latest report on ICRC activities in the field More >>
ICRC president meets US president Bush
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 11:35 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva/Washington (ICRC) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, today had talks in Washington with US president George Bush. More >>
ICRC and Sudan agree terms of detainee releases
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 11:34 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Khartoum (ICRC) -The Government of Sudan and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today on the rules and principles governing the release and transfer of persons detained in relation to the armed conflict ... More >>
