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ICRC active in NWFP
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 5 days ago
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Neither its sub-delegation in Peshawar nor its offices in Timergara and Mingora have closed down, he clarified here Tuesday. �We are here to serve the victims of the fighting,� said Benno Kocher. We have international staff going out to the field every...
Tags: ICRC, Pakistan, Peshawar, International Committee of the Red Cross, Swat Pakistan, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Dir Pakistan, Timergara, North-West Frontier Province, Red Cross, Buner
KOSOVO: Ten Years On, Forensics Continues to ID Missing
Priština :: Kosovo | 11 days ago
Credibility Pictures of missing people have been hanging for years next to the gate to the fence surrounding Kosovo�s parliament...But, despite limited capacity and infrastructure, people at the department of forensic investigations in Pristina keep searching for...
Tags: Kosovo, war crimes, ICRC, Arsim Gerxhaliu, security forces, Serbian, missing persons, Priština
Somalia: Conflict and drought compound civilians' woes
The longstanding armed conflict in Somalia is taking a heavy toll on the country's population. Thousands of people continue to flee the hostilities in Mogadishu. They either find refuge with relatives or host families or look for shelter in makeshift...
Tags: ICRC
ICRC survey reveals public attitudes towards rules of war
Fifty percent of Israelis think that it is prohibited to attack enemy fighters in populated areas knowing that many women and children would be killed, although they think that sometimes there is no choice but to go ahead and do so, a new survey from...
Tags: ICRC
Sudan: A step towards effective protection of the rights of children in Darfur
The North Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the disarmament, demobilization...
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Geneva Conventions need updating, says ICRC
Geneva :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
Credibility The Swiss-run humanitarian agency made the statement ahead of the 60th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions on Wednesday,which bind 194 countries to basic humanitarian principles during armed conflict. The four conventions deal with the treatment...
Tags: Jakob Kellenberger, Geneva Conventions, international humanitarian, armed conflict, red cross, 60th anniversary, humanitarian law, ICRC, international committee
ICRC appeals for release of Vagni
Manila, Philippines -- "He had been missing for 170 days now."--The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) official, Eugenio Vagni who was held captive by the Abu Sayyaf forces was being contested to be freed, without ransom. According to a...
ICRC survey shows disturbing impact of hostilities on civilians
War and armed violence take an alarming toll on civilians in conflict-affected countries across the globe, according to new findings published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday. The survey reveals that displacement,...
Tags: ICRC
Sulu gov stops talking to ICRC captors
Manila :: Philippines | 7 months ago
Credibility Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said on Sunday that he had stopped personally talking to the Abu Sayyaf for the release of two more Red Cross workers although his emissaries have been continuing negotiations with the group. But at the same time, Tan said...
Tags: Abu Sayyaf, Red Cross, Philippines-Interior, Joint Task Force Comet, Juancho Sabban, ICRC, Edgard Arevalo, cross workers, Sulu
ICRC denies ransom demand from Abu Sayyaf
Manila :: Philippines | 7 months ago
Credibility The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has denied receiving any ransom demands from the Abu Sayyaf group holding two ICRC staff members in the Philippines, the Swissinfo news website reported Thursday. A Philippines military report on...
Tags: ICRC, Philippines
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