The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded the Humanitarian Visa d'Or yesterday to French photojournalist Véronique De Viguerie for her report on the impact of the conflict in Yemen on its people.
The monsoon is beginning in Bangladesh. In Cox’s Bazar, almost a million people fleeing from violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are living in fragile shelters.
SANA'A (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the intensive airstrike campaign on densely populated neighbourhoods of Sana'a since the beginning of this week, claiming the lives of civilians.At least five civilians were killed, including one child, and dozens were...
Shanghai (ICRC) - Senior military officers from 19 countries in Asia and the Pacific have gathered in Shanghai for a regional workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea to be held from 8 to 11 May.
Almost four years ago, tens of thousands of Yazidi people were forced to flee Sinjar, in north-west Iraq, after being subjected to appalling violence.
Bamako / Niamey / Dakar (ICRC) - Communal violence has intensified in Mali, with recent clashes in the region of Menaka along the Mali-Niger border leaving dozens of civilians killed.
Geneva / Sana'a (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross is deeply saddened by the fatal shooting today of one of its staff members in Yemen.Hanna Lahoud, a Lebanese national, was in charge of the ICRC's detention programme in Yemen.
The trauma unit at a major hospital in the Central African Republic is filled to capacity after an outbreak of fighting in the capital, where ambulances transporting the wounded have often been delayed because of street battles and barricades.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is gravely concerned
On April 3rd, government leaders will gather in Geneva for a pledging conference for Yemen.
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