Section, primarily intended for the media, containing all ICRC news releases and operational bulletins from the field. The ICRC’s presence in conflict areas and insight into problems faced by victims makes it the essential reference on the humanitarian consequences of war. 1-7-2005
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10-10-2008 News release Togo: Visit by president of Special Fund for the Disabled
Lomé (ICRC) – A delegation from the Special Fund for the Disabled (SFD) of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Lomé from 21 to 23 September to see the work of its local partner organization, the Centre national d'appareillage orthopédique (national prosthetic/orthotic centre, CNAO).(News) |
6-10-2008 News release Afghanistan: Over 200,000 people to receive aid
Geneva/Kabul (ICRC) – Hundreds of thousands of Afghans may have to leave their homes this winter because of drought, insecurity and rising food prices in the north of the country, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned today.(News) |
3-10-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC continues to assist the most vulnerable
Nearly two months after the beginning of the conflict that displaced thousands, people have begun to return to villages north of Gori. The ICRC continues to distribute food and household items to those most in need and inform the population about mines and unexploded ordnance.(News) |
3-10-2008 News release Armenia: New agreement to help determine the fate of missing persons
Geneva/Yerevan (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons have signed a framework agreement to help clarify what happened to thousands of people who went missing in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. (News) |
30-9-2008 Operational update Democratic Republic of the Congo: emergency humanitarian action after resumption of fighting
A resumption of violent clashes in North and South Kivu has resulted in a major deterioration in the humanitarian situation and a number of casualties. In response to the emergency, the ICRC has issued an appeal for civilians to be spared and has concentrated its efforts, including medical assistance, in areas near the fighting and in areas to which displaced people have fled.(News) |
25-9-2008 News release Central African Republic: Humanitarian aid reaches Marazé for first time
Bangui (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), through its Kaga-Bandoro sub-delegation, has for the first time delivered humanitarian aid to some 7,800 people living in the 26 villages situated on the main road between Bouca and Marazé, in the Bouca sub-prefecture of north-eastern Central African Republic.(News) |
24-9-2008 News release Nepal: ICRC completes major repairs at Kaski District Jail
Kathmandu (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with the Prison Management Department (PMD) has completed major renovation works at Kaski District Jail in Pokhara to improve living conditions for the 177 inmates.(News) |
23-9-2008 News release Afghanistan: Persons held in Bagram and their families reunite
Kabul/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United States military authorities in Afghanistan have announced the start today of the first face-to-face visits between individuals currently held at Bagram Theater Internment Facility and their respective families.(News) |
17-9-2008 News release Sudan: surgeons hone their war surgery skills
Khartoum (ICRC) – Twenty-six surgeons and doctors from southern Sudan are attending a war surgery seminar that started in Juba today. The three-day seminar is organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).(News) |
16-9-2008 News release Georgia: a busy month for the ICRC in western Georgia
Geneva - During August and early September, ICRC delegates and field officers from the sub-delegation in Zugdidi visited the villages of Khurcha and Ganmukhuri almost daily to provide humanitarian assistance.(News) |
12-9-2008 News release Pakistan: ICRC boosts its humanitarian response
Islamabad/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to donors for an additional 4.2 million Swiss francs to finance its expanding activities in Pakistan. (News) |
11-9-2008 News release Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of civilians affected by renewed fighting
Kinshasa / Geneva (ICRC) – After several months of relative calm, the conflict between government troops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the armed opposition movement of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) has flared up in North Kivu province in the east of the country, with heavy fighting taking place since late August. Clashes have also occurred in South Kivu, particularly affecting the town of Numbi.(News) |
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