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Site to reunite families affected by earthquake and tsunami
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 3:41 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Japan: Red Cross Red Crescent Movement sets up website to reunite families affected by earthquake and tsunami More >>
International Women's Day: the fight against violence
Monday, 7 March 2011, 1:26 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva (ICRC) – The widespread perception of sexual violence against women as inevitable in armed conflict is wrong, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today. In the run-up to International Women's Day on 8 March, the ICRC is calling ... More >>
Egypt: ICRC emergency medical assistance begins to arrive
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 12:32 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva/Cairo (ICRC) 04/02/2011 – As violent clashes in Egypt continue and casualties mount, the first ICRC aircraft carrying emergency medical assistance has landed at Cairo airport. More >>
India: victims of ethnic clashes struggle
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 12:30 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
New Delhi (ICRC) 04.02.2011 – Clashes that broke out during the first week of January between the Garo and Rabha communities in the north-eastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya caused the displacement of approximately 50,000 civilians and the deaths ... More >>
Philippines: vital assistance for 48,000 flood victims
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:46 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Manila/Geneva (ICRC) – Around 48,000 people in flood-stricken areas of Northern Samar, one of the islands in the Visayas (Central Philippines) have been given a half-month supply of food by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ... More >>
Egypt: support of health services and access to detainees
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 3:34 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
One week into the protests that are shaking Egypt, the ICRC is working together with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to gain a clearer picture of the humanitarian situation and the resulting needs. Eric Marclay, the ICRC's head of delegation ad ... More >>
Tunisia: ICRC resumes visits to detainees
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 11:04 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Tunis/Geneva (ICRC) – After negotiating for a fortnight with the authorities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has resumed its visits to people in Tunisian places of detention to monitor the conditions in which they are being ... More >>
Somalia: Ever Higher Numbers of War-Wounded in Hospitals
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 2:44 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The number of war-wounded patients treated in the two main referral hospitals in the Somali capital Mogadishu reached a new peak in 2010. More than 6,000 patients were admitted to Keysaney and Medina hospitals last year, compared with 5,000 in ... More >>
Pakistan: lack of security affects people's lives
Friday, 21 January 2011, 11:59 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Security concerns continue to plague everyday life for most Pakistanis and to affect humanitarian activities. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society are pressing ahead with their efforts to help people ... More >>
Pakistan: flood-stricken farmers rush to plant before Winter
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 11:24 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – Tens of thousands of displaced flood victims in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are racing against the onset of winter to restore their homes, clear flood debris and plant crops. More >>
High Risk Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Pakistan
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 5:03 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
As the swollen Indus River returns to normal, the nature of the health emergency facing flood victims is changing. The risk of gastro-intestinal illnesses has receded, while the risk of mosquito-borne diseases and malnutrition has risen. More >>
Belgium: How Can We Legislate On Cyber-Warfare?
Friday, 22 October 2010, 3:47 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Modern warfare is using ever-more sophisticated technology. What consequences will these new weapons have? What does international humanitarian law have to say? These are the big questions facing specialists at the 11th Bruges Colloquium. More >>
Tajikistan: ICRC Ready To Respond To Need For Aid
Friday, 8 October 2010, 5:56 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
Following recent armed clashes in eastern Tajikistan the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan sent personnel to the Rasht valley to gain an understanding of the situation and to provide medical assistance. More >>
Niger/Mali: Suffering From Drought Recieve Aid
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:56 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
With the aim of helping farmers and pastoralists suffering from the consequences of a severe drought in northern Niger and Mali, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is conducting a large relief operation. More >>
ICRC Steps Up Assistance For Flood Victims
Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:04 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross has launched a budget extension appeal for 77 million Swiss francs to boost the assistance it is providing in cooperation with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society for victims of the floods in Pakistan. More >>
Somalia: Situation Critical For Thousands Displace
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:51 am | International Committee of the Red Cross
Hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu and other towns since 2007 are living in increasingly harsh conditions. Many of the displaced have settled in makeshift camps between Mogadishu and Afgoye More >>
Red Cross Brings Aid To 10,000 Victims Of Violence
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 6:47 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Ghana Red Cross Society today began distributing food to some 2,000 families affected by armed violence that erupted in Bawku, in the north of the country, in March. More >>
Youth Contest Fosters Dialogue On Armed Conflict
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 3:39 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
To give young people a stronger voice concerning today's most pressing humanitarian issues the (ICRC) is launching a global "young reporter" competition, aimed at enabling youth to understand how violence affects young lives. More >>
Iran: Blankets For Pakistan Flood Victims
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 3:34 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has purchased 200,000 blankets from Helal Iran Textile Industries to be distributed jointly with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society to flood victims in Pakistan. More >>
Significantly Increased Aid For Flood Victims
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 3:32 pm | International Committee of the Red Cross
As more areas in the south succumb to the flooding, the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent have increased the scope of their food distributions, and continue to restore water supplies and provide healthcare in the areas where floodwaters are slowly receding. More >>
