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Somalia: Conflict & uneven rainfall prolong food insecurity
Monday, 2 July 2012, 11:50 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned that large sections of the Somali population remain highly vulnerable to food insecurity and malnutrition one year after the peak of the drought crisis. More >>
Iran: ICRC deepens ties with Iranian Red Crescent
Monday, 2 July 2012, 11:48 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Yves Daccord, has completed a two-day visit to Tehran, during which he signed a memorandum of understanding with the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran and ... More >>
Syria: ICRC-SARC condemn strongly the killing of a volunteer
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 12:01 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
A volunteer for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Bashar al-Youssef, was shot and killed yesterday in Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria. This is the fourth time since last September that a member of the Red Crescent has been killed while on duty. More >>
Philippines trial court judges learn about international law
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:20 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
As a concrete step towards implementing international humanitarian law in the Philippines, some 40 regional trial court judges from Eastern Visayas took part yesterday (June 19) in a specialized training session that was the first of its kind for the judiciary ... More >>
Libya: urgent aid to displaced and wounded people
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:18 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Following clashes in the Nefusa Mountains and Al Kufra, the ICRC is providing much-needed aid. It is also continuing to remove explosive remnants of war and to conduct visits to detainees, while pressing ahead with efforts to account for missing persons. More >>
Syria: help must reach people in Homs city
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:15 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are attempting to evacuate and otherwise assist people stranded in several neighbourhoods of Homs city by the ongoing fighting. More >>
Yemen: ICRC staff member killed in Abyan
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:11 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply shocked and dismayed by the death of one of its staff members, Hussein Saleh, who was killed this morning while on duty in the north of Abyan governorate. More >>
Indonesia: young diplomats explore peacekeeping operations
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:09 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Eighteen junior diplomats from eight ASEAN member countries plus Timor Leste are attending a training session on peace-keeping and peace-support operations. The course is organized jointly by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Centre for ... More >>
Syrian Violence Must Distinguish Civilians From Fighters
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 12:08 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Damascus/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked by the high number of civilian casualties caused by the tragic events in al-Holeh, in Homs governorate. It conveys its deepest sympathy to the families of ... More >>
Bangladesh: dead-body management for Islamic welfare group
Monday, 14 May 2012, 1:50 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Thirty staff of Anjuman Mufidul Islam, an Islamic social-welfare organization in Bangladesh, are participating today in a training course on dead-body management organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). More >>
Pakistan: ICRC operations placed under complete review
Monday, 14 May 2012, 1:44 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Following the brutal murder of Khalil Rasjed Dale, a health-programme manager working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the organization is reviewing its presence and activities in Pakistan. More >>
DR Congo: Red Cross evacuates 65 war patients from Masisi
Monday, 14 May 2012, 1:43 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On 3 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) evacuated 40 injured people, including 27 who were seriously injured, from Saké and Kirolirwe in the Masisi territory of North Kivu province. More >>
Lives of Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in danger
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 11:44 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about the deteriorating health condition of six Palestinian detainees who have been on hunger strike for between 47 and 71 days. More >>
Pakistan: kidnapped ICRC delegate murdered
Monday, 30 April 2012, 6:37 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Islamabad/Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of its staff member Khalil Rasjed Dale. The ICRC has now received confirmation that Khalil, a 60-year-old health-programme ... More >>
DR Congo: ICRC evacuates war casualties in South Kivu
Friday, 13 January 2012, 3:03 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Heavy fighting has been raging in Shabunda territory of South Kivu province since 31 December. Since 5 January, 27 injured people, including eight children, have been evacuated to various hospitals in Bukavu with support from the International Committee ... More >>
Yemen: ICRC alarmed by rising death toll
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 5:24 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply alarmed by escalating violence in the Yemeni city of Taiz. At the same time, the security situation in the city is making it extremely difficult for medical personnel and facilities to ... More >>
ICRC Proposes Stronger Legal Protection In Armed Conflict
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 10:53 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is proposing to strengthen the legal protection of victims of armed conflict. To this end, it is introducing a resolution at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross ... More >>
Red Cross Red Crescent Organizes Worldwide TEDx Event
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:59 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
"Multiplying the power of humanity" is the theme of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's first-ever TEDx event, called TEDxRC², which will take place in Geneva and across the globe, via webcast, on 27 November. The event will last ... More >>
Libya: Radio Campaign Warns Of Dangers Of Unexploded Devices
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 9:07 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent launched yesterday a three-week radio campaign to raise awareness of the risks of explosive remnants of war among the population. The danger exists ... More >>
Red Cross and Red Crescent Meet States to Strengthen Action
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 10:44 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – Humanitarian challenges in contemporary armed conflicts and natural disasters will be among the themes discussed at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva next week. More >>
