ICRC visits Maia Otinashvili in Tskhinval/i prison
04-10-2018 Tbilisi (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Maia Otinashvili in Tskhinval/i prison on the evening of 3 October 2018. According to its mandate, the ICRC …
04-10-2018 Tbilisi (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Maia Otinashvili in Tskhinval/i prison on the evening of 3 October 2018. According to its mandate, the ICRC …
01-10-2018 (Geneva) – One week after world leaders gathered to discuss Syria's upcoming reconstruction challenges, new figures from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) serve as a …
27-09-2018 Speech to UNGA High-Level Event New York – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), called on the international community to move out of political …
26-09-2018 Signing ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons New York – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer today issued a stark …
26-09-2018 Speech to UNGA event on the protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law New York – Speaking today at an UN General Assembly event on the protection of civilians, …
26-09-2018 Speech to UN General Assembly high-level event on Syria New York – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), issued a stark reminder of the scale of …
25-09-2018 Yemen side-event: Addressing malnutrition in Yemen Yemen Side-Event: Addressing Malnutrition in Yemen New York – At the United Nations General Assembly High-Level meeting on "Addressing …
17-09-2018 Geneva/Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross condemns in the strongest terms the tragic killing of its abducted colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa. It is …
09-09-2018 BAGHDAD (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is increasingly concerned by the deterioration of the security situation in Basra. The deaths of civilians and the growing …
05-09-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the media development organizations Fondation Hirondelle and Internews, respectively, to …
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