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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2-9-2006 Press Release ICRC delegate killed
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply dismayed to learn that one of its field delegates, Jeannette Fournier, a public health specialist, was killed yesterday, 1 September, in an accident that occurred north-west of Ziguinchor, in the Casamance region of Senegal, on a road frequently travelled by the ICRC.(News) |
31-8-2006 Regional news Azerbaijan: students broaden their knowledge of IHL
Students of international law and international relations In Azerbaijan have had the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) at the first National Summer School on IHL to be held in the CIS.(News) |
30-8-2006 Press Release ICRC staff member killed in Sudan
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has learned that one of its staff members, a 31-year-old Sudanese national, was killed east of the Jebel Marra mountains in North Darfur after being abducted.(News) |
30-8-2006 Regional news Over 18,000 persons still missing in the Balkans
In the Balkans there remain thousands of persons still unaccounted for as a result of the former conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Kosovo. Of more than 33,000 tracing requests for missing persons opened by the ICRC since the outbreak of hostilities, today 18,555 remain unaccounted for – 13,862 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2,409 from Croatia and 2,284 from Kosovo respectively.(News) |
25-8-2006 ICRC News Colombia: Growing numbers of displaced in north east
Violent clashes between the parties to the conflict, threats to the civilian population and the death of two community leaders has caused dozens of families to flee their homes in north-eastern Colombia. (News) |
23-8-2006 Press Release Sri Lanka: First time aid in ten days to Jaffna
Colombo / Geneva (ICRC) – A ship sailing under the flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) finally left the port of Colombo yesterday heading to Jaffna.(News) |
21-8-2006 Press Release Geneva Conventions of 1949 achieve universal acceptance
Geneva (ICRC) – For the first time in modern history an international treaty has achieved universal acceptance. The recent accessions by the Republic of Nauru and the Republic of Montenegro to the 1949 Geneva Conventions confirm the status of these conventions as the most widely accepted international treaties and represent a landmark in the development of protection for victims of armed conflict.(News) |
17-8-2006 Press Release Armenian civilians transferred under ICRC auspices
Geneva (ICRC) – On 17 August three Armenian civilians were handed over to the Armenian authorities under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The operation took place on the road between the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh and the Armenian town of Ijevan.(News) |
15-8-2006 ICRC News Uganda : ICRC treats children for worms
Some 60,000 children living in more than 10 camps for internally displaced people in northern Uganda’s Kitgum and Pader districts are benefiting from a two-week-long deworming campaign currently being carried out by the ICRC.(News) |
12-8-2006 Press Release Sri Lanka: Humanitarian convoy reaches Vakarai
Colombo / Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy of 17 trucks and four cars today reached the town of Vakarai in the Batticaloa district of eastern Sri Lanka in the early afternoon local time.(News) |
10-8-2006 Press Release ICRC president insists on improved access to southern Lebanon
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.(News) |
9-8-2006 Regional news Uganda: second course in international humanitarian law with UPDF
The ICRC and the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) are jointly organizing a two-week training exercise during which 30 army instructors and military lawyers, will be trained in the principles of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applicable in situations of armed conflict. (News) |
9-8-2006 Press Release ICRC president visits Israel
Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, arrived in Israel today by road from Tyre in southern Lebanon after spending two days in that country. He will meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defence Minister Amir Peretz.(News) |
7-8-2006 Press Release ICRC president visits Lebanon
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.(News) |
7-8-2006 Press Release Sierra Leone: Moot court competition in international humanitarian law
Geneva (ICRC) – Students from various colleges in Sierra Leone will compete tomorrow in the national stage of the second intercollegiate moot court competition in international humanitarian law. This year, for the first time, the competition is open to all colleges in the country.(News) |
6-8-2006 Regional news Sri Lanka: ICRC assists the civilian population displaced in the Eastern Provinces
Following the fighting between the Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Trincomalee district over the past six days, the ICRC has launched a relief operation in coordination with the Red Cross Movement (RCM), the local authorities and other humanitarian organizations.(News) |
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