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Mali: ICRC intensifies aid effort in the north
Friday, 14 September 2012, 3:24 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The humanitarian situation in the north of Mali remains a matter of very serious concern, as people continue to be hit hard by the effects of the armed conflict and the ongoing food crisis. To cope with the most urgent needs, especially in terms ... More >>
Syria: ICRC president in Damascus
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 4:42 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, arrives today in Syria for a three-day visit, the first since he took up his duties as president on 1 July. During his visit, Mr Maurer will meet with the Syrian president, ... More >>
Nepal: over 1,400 people still unaccounted for
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 4:34 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On 30 August, the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nepal Red Cross Society published the names of 1,401 people who went missing during Nepal's 10-year internal armed conflict (1996-2006). More >>
Colombia: Fighting disrupts healthcare in northern Cauca
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 12:18 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Recent clashes between the armed forces and armed groups have disrupted health-care services in Toribío and Jambaló districts, in the north of Cauca department in southern Colombia. More >>
Mali: on the spot helping people in the north
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:19 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
In the north of Mali, a region controlled by various armed groups, the ICRC and the Mali Red Cross continue to bring food and medical care to people who can no longer meet basic needs. More >>
Yemen: hopes for better amid volatile security situation
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:52 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
While relative calm prevails in the north, in Sa'ada and Amran governorates especially, the security situation in the south and centre remains volatile. Many formerly displaced people who have returned to their home areas need help rebuilding their lives. More >>
Philippines: poster shows how soldiers should behave
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 1:20 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On the occasion of International Humanitarian Law Day, a poster depicting the behaviour soldiers should adopt to comply with international humanitarian law has been presented to the Armed Forces of the Philippines by the International Committee of the Red ... More >>
DR Congo: Red Cross deeply concerned by attacks on civilians
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:14 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
With clashes in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo growing in intensity over the past three months, ever more civilians are falling victim to the violence. More >>
Syria: assistance reaches civilians in Aleppo and elsewhere
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:12 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Thousands of civilians, especially in the governorates of Damascus and Aleppo, are struggling to stay safe. Despite facing increasing challenges over the past three weeks, the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent assisted over 125,000 people affected ... More >>
Mali: ICRC visits detainees in the north
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 2:10 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On 29 and 30 July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited 79 Malian military personnel held by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the Tinzaouatène area of north-eastern Mali. More >>
Croatia: missing persons list still long seventeen years on
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 12:56 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Seventeen years after the end of the conflict in Croatia, 2,322 people are still unaccounted for. The third edition of the Book of Persons Missing on the Territory of the Republic of Croatia in the 1991-1995 conflict, which is an up-to-date list ... More >>
Nigeria: thousands displaced by inter-community violence
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 12:48 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The armed violence and clashes that took place on 7 and 8 July between the mainly livestock-herding Fulani and the farming Berom communities in Riyom and Barkin Ladi near Jos (Plateau state) caused dozens of casualties and forced more than 5,500 people ... More >>
ICRC & Syrian Arab Red Crescent maintain aid amid fighting
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 11:46 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
There has recently been an escalation in fighting between government forces and armed opposition groups, especially in Rural Damascus. The ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are responding to the most urgent needs of residents and displaced people ... More >>
Zimbabwe: helping to reduce impact of anti-personnel mines
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 11:30 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated safety and medical equipment to the Zimbabwean authorities to support mine-clearance activities in the country. More >>
Gaza: ICRC facilitates first family visits for five years
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 12:08 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On Monday 16 July, families from Gaza will be able to visit their relatives in Israeli jails for the first time since June 2007. In all, 40 wives, mothers and fathers will see their relatives face to face again, with the help of the International Committee ... More >>
Mali: food for worst-affected people in north
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 12:06 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched a large-scale food distribution on 14 July in Gao and Timbuktu regions to assist the people worst affected by the combined effects of the violence and the food crisis. More >>
Libya: aid for migrants in the south
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:58 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Over the past few days, with support from the Libyan Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered food packages and other essential items to about 1,100 migrants currently held in centres in Al Qatroun and Murzuq, ... More >>
An effective Arms Trade Treaty is a humanitarian imperative
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 12:43 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On 2 July, UN Member States will be gathering for four weeks in New York to negotiate the adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will participate in the Diplomatic Conference and will be pushing for ... More >>
Mali: 40 casualties treated in Gao hospital
Monday, 2 July 2012, 11:53 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Street protests and fighting between armed groups on 26 and 27 June in Gao, northern Mali, resulted in many casualties. A total of 41 people with bullet wounds were admitted to the city's hospital, which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ... More >>
Syria: civilians still trapped in Homs
Monday, 2 July 2012, 11:51 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is very concerned that the suffering experienced by the civilian population in Homs is being exacerbated by the fact that aid is still not reaching them. More >>
