Beirut / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on all those involved in the current armed clashes taking place in Bab Tebbaneh, Jabal Mohsen and Kobbeh to spare the population and facilitate evacuation of all the wounded.

Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is organizing two war-surgery seminars in Beirut and Zahleh over the weekends of 5-6 and 12-13 July.

Beirut (ICRC) – A major water project completed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is due to be formally inaugurated on Saturday 21 June in the Hussayniyah of Kfar Melki, in the southern part of Lebanon.

Geneva/Beirut/Jerusalem (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated the transfer of released detainee Nessim Nisr from Israel to Lebanon.

Beirut / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on all those involved in the current armed violence in Lebanon to spare the lives of innocents and facilitate evacuation of the wounded.

Beirut (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will donate 16 modern and fully-equipped ambulances to the Lebanese Red Cross Society (LRCS) to boost its emergency medical services (EMS) and improve its readiness to respond to emergencies.

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Joint press release by the Lebanese Red Cross, the Palestine Red Crescent Society, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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Beirut/Geneva (ICRC) – Following the resumption of heavy fighting this morning in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, near Tripoli in northern Lebanon, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on all parties involved to spare civilians not taking a direct part in the hostilities and to refrain from attacking civilian infrastructure.

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The following was issued as a press release by the ICRC delegation in Amman

Geneva / Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon.

The fourth regional seminar on international humanitarian law (IHL) for Arab civil servants kicks off in Beirut on April 23 with participants from 17 Arab countries. The event is organized by the ICRC in line with a decision adopted by the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice in its last session held at the seat of the Arab League in Cairo in November 2006.

The Lebanese Red Cross, in partnership with the Norwegian Red Cross, is holding a meeting in Tyre from 1 to 3 February to discuss global humanitarian concerns related to the use of cluster munitions.

The ICRC in Lebanon has recently completed seven major water repair and rehabilitation projects in the south of the country and the Bekaa valley.

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Latest report on ICRC activities in the field

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Latest report on ICRC activities in the field

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the heavy impact of hostilities on civilians and on Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) emergency medical personnel and assets.

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Geneva (ICRC) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, today concluded a four-day visit to war-torn Lebanon and Israel during which he pressed the warring parties to spare civilian lives and infrastructure and to better respect the rules of warfare as enshrined in international humanitarian law.

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Geneva (ICRC) – On 7 August the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, arrived in Beirut, where he will meet with President Emile Lahoud, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri.

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Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the increasing number of civilian casualties resulting from the ongoing armed conflict.

Geneva (ICRC) – Since hostilities began on 12 July, the conflict has displaced huge numbers of people. While phone lines are generally working, allowing families to keep in touch, the number of people inside and outside Lebanon trying to find their relatives is increasing as the conflict continues.

Geneva (ICRC) – With no end in sight for the hostilities in Lebanon and civilian casualties rising daily, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing today for 100 million Swiss Francs to sharply step up the humanitarian work it is carrying out for the victims of the armed conflict together with its partner the Lebanese Red Cross.

First rescue operation and aid distribution in Rmeish and other villages

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The continued heavy bombing in southern Lebanon, Beirut and other areas means that the situation there remains extremely dangerous and difficult for civilians. Large numbers of people are still leaving their homes and heading north or leaving the country altogether, either by sea or by road to neighbouring Syria. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent says that it expects another 15,000 refugees over the next couple of weeks.

Geneva (ICRC) – One week after the start of the latest armed hostilities in Lebanon, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about the grave consequences that military action is still having on the civilian population.

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Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is gravely concerned about the plight of civilians caught up in hostilities in Lebanon and Israel.

A brand new series of eight-minute films has been produced by ICRC for television broadcast and viewing online.

The bodies of three Hezbollah combatants killed in clashes with the Israeli army on 21 November were transferred today from Israel to Lebanon by the ICRC. They were officially handed over to the Lebanese authorities at 10 a.m. local time

Geneva, 30 January – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has repatriated the remains of 60 persons to Lebanon from Israel.

Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is participating in the transfer of released detainees and human remains arranged between Israel and Hezbollah through the mediation of the German authorities.

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and the First Lady of Lebanon Mrs. Andrée Emile Lahoud introduced today in Lebanon the Arabic version of the 'Women Facing War' study prepared by the ICRC.