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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22-12-2009 Operational update Yemen: thousands displaced by conflict in just a few months
Five months have passed since the latest round of fighting erupted in the north of Yemen. Amid deteriorating conditions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to reach those who need aid. Nevertheless, the ICRC and the Yemen Red Crescent are pressing ahead with their humanitarian activities.(News) |
20-12-2009 News release ICRC president calls for kidnapped staff members to be released unharmed
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, has called for the safe, unconditional and immediate release of ICRC staff members Gauthier Lefèvre, who was kidnapped in West Darfur, Sudan, on 22 October 2009, and Laurent Maurice, seized in eastern Chad on 9 November 2009.(News) |
15-12-2009 News release Afghanistan: first ICRC visit to detainees in Taliban custody
Kabul/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has carried out two visits to three members of the Afghan security forces detained by the Taliban in Badghis province, north-western Afghanistan.(News) |
14-12-2009 News release Cambodia: ICRC hands over tracing files to Cambodian Red Cross
Phnom Penh/Geneva (ICRC) – The vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Christine Beerli, today handed over digitized tracing files on half a million people to the Cambodian Red Cross during a ceremony in Phnom Penh.(News) |
11-12-2009 News release Russian Federation: experts discuss new weapons and legal developments
Moscow (ICRC) – Around 70 experts will attend today's round table discussion on "New Types of Weapons and Development in International Humanitarian Law" organized jointly by the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of World Economy and International Relations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (News) |
10-12-2009 News release Democratic Republic of the Congo: 24 children reunited with their families
Kinshasa/Geneva (ICRC) – Twenty-four children separated from their families in conflict zones were reunited with their loved ones today in a vast operation carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Sudan.(News) |
4-12-2009 News release Cartagena Summit: renewed commitment to end suffering caused by mines
Cartagena/Geneva (ICRC) – At the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World, the States party to the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines (Mine Ban Convention) have renewed their commitment to end the suffering caused by these weapons by adopting a five-year action plan to clear mined areas, assist mine victims and destroy all remaining stockpiles.(News) |
1-12-2009 News release ICRC to boost medical support for people in war zones
Geneva (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced today that it plans to significantly increase its expenditure on medical services for people adversely affected by armed conflict.(News) |
1-12-2009 Geneva: canton pledges support for victims of "forgotten conflicts"
Geneva (ICRC) – At a ceremony held on 30 November at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Laurent Moutinot, a member of Geneva's Conseil d'État (cantonal government), and Jakob Kellenberger, the ICRC's president, signed an agreement under which the canton will provide financial support of three million Swiss francs per year to the ICRC during the period 2010-2013.(News) |
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