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ICRC welcomes Israeli soldier,Palestinian detainees' release
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:53 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the repatriation of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit following his release from Gaza, and the transfer of 477 Palestinians released from Israeli places of detention. More >>
Thailand: flood-affected people still need basic assistance
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:00 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Thailand's worst floods in decades have left millions of acres of land under water. Some 60 of the country's 77 provinces, and some eight million people, have so far been affected. People held in places of detention have not been spared. More >>
Libya: situation desperate in Sirte hospital
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 1:57 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
On 10 and 11 October, staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) evacuated a total of 25 war-wounded and other patients from Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte. The patients had been left with only a few health-care personnel to care for ... More >>
Somalia: ICRC launches new food distributions
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 10:07 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started to distribute food with the aim of assisting some 1.1 million drought- and war-affected people across the hardest-hit areas of southern and central Somalia. More >>
Libya: more medical assistance reaches Sirte
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 1:22 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday provided urgently needed oxygen and other medical supplies for the hospital in Sirte. More >>
Healthcare precarious for Afghans after decade of fighting
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 12:10 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Ten years on from the start of the present conflict in Afghanistan, fighting is widespread, particularly in rural areas. International troops are starting to withdraw. At the same time, security is further deteriorating and local armed actors are multiplying. More >>
Yemen: ICRC alarmed by unprecedented level of violence
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:39 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned by the significant loss of life that has occurred in Sana'a and Taiz. The ICRC calls upon the authorities, demonstrators and all others involved to respect human life and dignity at all times. More >>
Libya: helping identify the dead
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:29 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
As mass graves are being discovered on a weekly basis, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is striving to bring answers to grief-stricken families of people who have gone missing and to ensure that any human remains uncovered are properly ... More >>
ICRC Bulletin: Libya - 7 September 2011
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:13 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Foreign nationals in Libya, in particular sub-Saharan Africans, need protection and assistance. The ICRC is helping these and other groups, and making more visits to detainees. It continues to assist the wounded and help identify the dead, and is ... More >>
ICRC Media Brief – September 2011
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 2:32 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The ICRC continues to respond to the appalling humanitarian situation in Somalia. In the southern part of the country, the numbers of malnourished children and mothers have been rising rapidly. More >>
Syria: ICRC president holds talks with Syrian president
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 1:14 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, concluded his visit to Syria by holding talks yesterday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The meeting came as ICRC delegates started visiting the Damascus Central ... More >>
Libya: ICRC surgical team on its way to Tripoli
Friday, 26 August 2011, 12:39 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
As fighting continues and hospitals struggle to cope with the influx of wounded people, an ICRC surgical team is on its way to Tripoli. Many people have been detained in the city and the ICRC is stepping up efforts to check on their condition. More >>
Somalia: more life-saving feeding programmes launched
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 3:31 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC) – In southern Somalia, the numbers of malnourished children and mothers have been rising rapidly. The Somali Red Crescent Society, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has just launched four new ... More >>
ICRC: Helping Iraqi Women to Feed Their Families
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 3:29 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva/Baghdad (ICRC) – Women in Iraq who must shoulder the burden of caring for their families alone because their husbands have been killed, arrested or disabled by war injuries, or have gone missing, are among those worst affected by the consequences ... More >>
Iraq: helping women in their struggle to feed their families
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 1:29 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Women in Iraq who must shoulder the burden of caring for their families alone because their husbands have been killed, arrested or disabled by war injuries, or have gone missing, are among those worst affected by the consequences of years of armed conflict. More >>
Libya: ICRC delivers emergency supplies to Tripoli
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 12:14 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – As Libya’s armed conflict continues, with fierce fighting in the capital's streets, the ICRC has started distributing medical and surgical kits to some of the city’s main hospitals. More >>
Yemen: access to Abyan paves the way for aid distributions
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:24 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
For the first time in several months, many people have been fleeing from the governorate of Abyan to nearby governorates or seeking safer areas within Abyan itself. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Yemen Red Crescent Society have had access ... More >>
Somalia: emergency relief for over a million people
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 10:52 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is scaling up its emergency operation in central and southern Somalia to assist an additional 1.1 million drought-and conflict-affected people. The organization is asking donors for 67 million Swiss francs in additional ... More >>
Somalia: Over 160,000 receiving ICRC food aid
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 5:46 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently distributing food to 162,000 people in areas affected by drought and armed violence in southern and central Somalia. This is the first large-scale food distribution in that part of ... More >>
Yemen: more hardship for displaced people in Abyan
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 3:31 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The economic situation has been exacerbated by the civil unrest that has spread throughout the country and by the fighting in Abyan. The ICRC and the Yemen Red Crescent are doing everything they can to help people displaced by the fighting cope with everyday ... More >>
