08-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – After weeks of living largely underground with dwindling food, water and medicine, more than 170 civilians from Azovstal and the Mariupol area arrived in Zaporizhzhia on …
08-05-2022 Papua New Guinea (PNG), 8 May 2022 – Today we are celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the support given by Red Cross/Red Crescent staff and …
06-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the repatriation of 117 detainees on Friday from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, following a request from the Joint …
04-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Over 300 civilians arrived in Zaporizhzhia on 4 May from Mariupol and surrounding areas following a new safe passage operation coordinated by the International Committee of …
03-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Several dozen civilians left the Azovstal plant area in Mariupol during a five-day safe passage operation coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross …
28-04-2022 Representatives from ten countries gathered this week in Brazil to discuss their experiences, which, they say, may give rise to common standards Brasilia (ICRC) – From 26 to 28 April, the …
28-04-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – At its meeting on 27 April, the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appointed Ms Samia Hurst-Majno as its newest member. She will take up her …
24-04-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – The ICRC is deeply alarmed by the situation in Mariupol, where the population is in dire need of assistance. Immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access is urgently …
06-04-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team has led a convoy of buses and private cars carrying more than 1,000 people to Zaporizhzhia. The civilians …
05-04-2022 Nairobi (ICRC) – More than a quarter of Africa’s people – 346 million – are facing a food security crisis that has millions of families skipping meals every day, an alarming hunger …
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