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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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) |
19-10-2009 News release ICRC and IPU urge lawmakers to ensure greater respect for rules of war
Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) are calling on parliamentarians and legislators around the world to do more to ensure that international humanitarian law (IHL) is both implemented and respected.(News) |
13-10-2009 Operational update Somalia: civilians' plight still worsening
Two decades of armed conflict in Somalia, with peaks of violence and natural disaster, have left millions of people in dire straits and totally dependent on outside help. Recurrent droughts and high prices have eroded food security and resulted in malnutrition in many areas.(News) |
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