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Syria: First humanitarian aid reaches Daraya
01-06-2016
Today (June 1) the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered medicines, baby milk, vaccines and nutritional items for children to the besieged town of Daraya with the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
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ICRC President wraps up visit to Washington
29-04-2016
Washington DC - The President of the ICRC Peter Maurer has wrapped up a four-day visit to Washington DC, where he met the following officials: National Security Advisor Susan Rice; Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan; Deputy...
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Syria: Aid for over 120,000 people
21-04-2016
An aid convoy carrying much needed humanitarian assistance for over 120,000 people is on route to the besieged town of Al Rastan near Homs.
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Haiti: A new wing for minors at the civilian prison in Les Cayes
01-04-2016
Port-au-Prince (ICRC) - In cooperation with the national prison service, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has recently finished building a wing for juvenile detainees at the civilian prison in Les Cayes, in the administrative department of Sud.
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Mine awareness day Iraq: The land of mines past and present
31-03-2016
On the eve of International Mine Awareness Day (4 April 2016), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is highlighting the threat to civilians from anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordnance in Iraq -one of a number of countries where new mines are being laid. <br>
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Syria: aid after months cut off
23-03-2016
Al Houleh has been under siege since 2012 and the scene of heavy fighting for months. People are in a desperate situation in this and other besieged areas trying to survive on very little.
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Honduras: Facilitating health care in detention
15-03-2016
Honduras"s National Penitentiary Institute (INP) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today inaugurated a medical clinic in Gracias prison in the region of Lempira. The prison"s 500 inmates will now enjoy decent basic medical and dental care.
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Colombia: Insidious violence on the rise in 2015
10-03-2016
Although the fighting is abating between government forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People"s Army (FARC-EP), the ICRC is continuing to register the same levels of violence in the country as in previous years.
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ICRC calls for concerted effort to end Syria's devastating war
29-02-2016
On the eve of a possible cessation of hostilities in Syria the International Committee of the Red Cross is appealing to all those with influence to work to end the conflict.
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Footballer Paul Pogba and UEFA support Afghan landmine victims
23-02-2016
For the ninth consecutive year, UEFA has set aside â?¬100,000 for the ICRC. Each year, the donation is handed over by a player voted onto UEFA.com users' Team of the Year.
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