The ICRC is asking for more information about the aid convoy, which left Moscow for eastern Ukraine this morning.
ICRC President Maurer is in Gaza this week to see for himself the suffering of civilians and to meet ICRC and PRCS humanitarian staff.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for the killing in Gaza to stop now. "The human cost in Gaza is too high. Too many people are being killed and wounded including children, women, men and the elderly. They are being damaged in their bodies and in their minds," says ICRC's Head of Operations for the Middle East, Robert Mardini.
Due to the fighting in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, hundreds of thousands have fled their homes and sought refuge with friends and family in the surrounding villages.
More than nine months after the fighting stopped between government forces and Muslim rebels from a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) faction in Zamboanga, south west Philippines, 40,000 people are still unable to return home.
As the fighting between government forces and various armed groups continues, hundreds of thousands of people are on the move seeking safety.
As the Maputo Summit draws to a close 23-27 June 2014, ICRC reminds States parties to the Mine Ban Convention that 15 years on and there's no time for complacency.
Michael Greub, head of the sub-delegation in Misrata, Libya was killed on Wednesday 4th June 2014 in the city of Sirte. Armed men opened fire on his vehicle as he left a meeting at around noon local time.
Afghanistan's wheelchair basketball team have only been playing together for four years and became a national team just a year ago, but there are no limits to the players' ambition and dedication to their sport.
As the rainy season hampers access to many parts of South Sudan, the ICRC is conducting large scale air drops of food, seeds and essential household items.
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