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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18-11-2009 News release Iraq/Kuwait: high-level meeting to clarify fate of people missing since 1990-1991 Gulf War
Baghdad/Kuwait/Geneva (ICRC) – In an effort to clarify the fate of people missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, representatives from Iraq, Kuwait and the Coalition (the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Saudi Arabia) are meeting in Kuwait on 18 November for the 32nd session of the Tripartite Commission, under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).(News) |
17-11-2009 News release Universal Children's Day: put a stop to crimes against children in war
Geneva (ICRC) – Ahead of Universal Children's Day on 20 November, and 20 years after the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging conflict parties to fully respect existing international humanitarian and human rights law in order to enhance protection for the estimated one billion children affected by armed conflict worldwide.(News) |
16-11-2009 News release Russian Federation: ICRC and CSTO enhance cooperation
Moscow (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) today signed a protocol of intent to enhance their cooperation, particularly in promoting international humanitarian law.(News) |
12-11-2009 Operational update Yemen: concerns mount as situation worsens
As the armed conflict in northern Yemen escalates further, reportedly spilling over into Saudi Arabia, the ICRC is becoming increasingly concerned about the plight of civilians and is stepping up its activities.(News) |
12-11-2009 News release ICRC appoints new director-general
Geneva (ICRC) – At its Assembly meeting of 11 November, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appointed Yves Daccord to the post of director-general.(News) |
10-11-2009 News release Chad: ICRC staff member abducted
N'Djamena/Geneva (ICRC) – An expatriate staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted by several armed men last night in the village of Kawa, in eastern Chad, near the border with Sudan.(News) |
10-11-2009 Operational update Somalia: hardship compounded by heavy rain
Heavy rains are severely affecting thousands of families displaced by the hostilities in Mogadishu who sought refuge between the capital and Afgoye. Many families moved to higher ground but are still exposed to the rain. The ICRC has distributed 7,000 tarpaulins as emergency shelter.(News) |
9-11-2009 News release Nigeria: experts discuss way forward for West African arms proliferation treaty
Abuja (ICRC) – From 27 to 29 October, legal experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 35 government officials representing all 15 States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Abuja to discuss the implementation of international humanitarian law at the national level.(News) |
3-11-2009 News release Senegal: seminar for prison administration officials
Dakar (ICRC) – The Dakar regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Senegal's justice ministry are organizing a seminar on "the rights of detainees, hygiene and health," which will take place from 4 to 6 November at the national police academy in Dakar. It will be attended by 30 senior prison administration officials.(News) |
3-11-2009 News release Azerbaijan: ICRC helps provide clean drinking water
Baku (ICRC) – In the village of Hasangaya, in Terter district, almost 100 internally displaced people (IDPs), mainly women and children, now have unimpeded access to safe drinking water thanks to work carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation with local authorities and community members.(News) |
30-10-2009 News release Pakistan: targeting civilians is the ultimate denial of humanitarian law
Islamabad/Geneva (ICRC) – In the wake of Wednesday's bombing in Peshawar – the latest and bloodiest in a string of attacks targeting civilians – the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed at the severe and intensifying impact of violence on Pakistan's civilian population.(News) |
29-10-2009 News release Lionel Messi and other celebrities back Our world. Your move. campaign
Geneva – Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is lending his support to the Our world. Your move. campaign – an initiative by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to raise awareness of today's humanitarian challenges and highlight the power of individuals to make a big difference.(News) |
22-10-2009 News release Iraq: workshop on services in Iraqi correctional facilities
Baghdad (ICRC) – In cooperation with the Iraqi justice and health ministries, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a workshop in Baghdad on 20-21 October to discuss health care and other services provided in Iraqi correctional facilities.(News) |
22-10-2009 News release Sudan: ICRC staff member abducted in West Darfur
Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – An expatriate staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted by several armed men today near the town of Al Geneina, in West Darfur, near the border with Chad.(News) |
22-10-2009 Operational update Yemen: aid still not reaching all who need it
Aid from the ICRC and the Yemen Red Crescent has reached around 140,000 people over the past three months, but tens of thousands of others trapped in conflict areas or forced to flee must fend for themselves as winter approaches.(News) |
21-10-2009 News release Togo: security forces learn about humanitarian principles
Abidjan/Lomé (ICRC) – Seventy-five officers and non-commissioned officers of Togo's security forces have taken part since 20 October in a workshop with the aim of better assimilating international human rights law and humanitarian principles in law-enforcement operations.(News) |
20-10-2009 Operational update Central African Republic: thousands affected by violence in Haut-Mbomou
Violence resulting from the presence of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has caused the displacement of several thousand civilians in south-eastern Central African Republic, currently the scene of skirmishes between the LRA and the Ugandan armed forces. ICRC emergency aid is reaching those hardest hit.(News) |
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