The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are outraged by last night's horrific attack on a SARC warehouse and an aid convoy in Orem Al Kubra (Big Orem) in rural Aleppo.
Jerusalem - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the deteriorating health of three Palestinian detainees, who are hospitalized in Israel. Mohammad Balbul, Mahmoud Balbul and Malek Qadi have been on hunger strike for more than 60 days. At this very critical time,...
Beirut (ICRC) - A conference on the fate of thousands of people who have been missing since the Lebanese civil war took place today.
Cairo (ICRC) - President Peter Maurer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The leaders exchanged views on the conflicts in the region and discussed ways to enhance their cooperation.
A plane chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), touched down at Sana'a international airport earlier today, carrying vital medical aid for thousands of people.
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has described the fight for the Syrian city of Aleppo as one of the most devastating conflicts in modern times.
The International Committee of the Red Cross believes that up to a million more people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq in the coming weeks and months, posing a massive humanitarian problem for the country.
Following the fierce fighting in Fallujah, the US government is today (July 20) holding a pledging conference in Washington with major governments. They aim to raise $861 million to support humanitarian and stabilization efforts in Iraq'.
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, says that levels of suffering in Syria and Iraq have reached unprecedented levels. "Hundreds of thousands killed; millions on the move; families torn apart," states Maurer. "Even as Ramadan comes to an end, many, many ordinary people are living in abject fear and terrifying uncertainty. A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding."
As the battle for Fallujah intensifies, thousands of people have fled the central Iraqi city in the past two weeks. The city, the largest in Anbar Province, has been under siege since early 2014. According to the United Nations at least 50,000 people are still trapped in the heart of the city.