Section, primarily intended for the media, containing all ICRC news releases and operational bulletins from the field. The ICRC’s presence in conflict areas and insight into problems faced by victims makes it the essential reference on the humanitarian consequences of war. 1-7-2005
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27-8-2008 TV news footage TV NEWS FOOTAGE : Day of the Disappeared - Nepal
The ICRC appeals to the government of Nepal to clarify the fate of those who went missing during the country's 10-year internal conflict and to acknowledge the suffering and needs of the families.(News) |
26-8-2008 News release Azerbaijan: Publicizing the missing promotes community healing
Baku (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is commemorating the International Day of the Disappeared (30 August) with photo exhibitions in Barda and Baku that focus on the continuing tragedy of persons missing in connection with the Nagorny-Karabakh conflict.(News) |
25-8-2008 News release Mali: two soldiers freed under the auspices of the ICRC
Geneva/Dakar (ICRC) – Two Malian soldiers captured by the Alliance des Touaregs du Nord Mali pour le changement (ATNMC), led by Ibrahim Ag Bahanga, were handed over to the Malian authorities in Kidal by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 25 August.(News) |
25-8-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: humanitarian operation in South Ossetia and Gori continues to expand
The ICRC has been present in South Ossetia for five days and a new convoy will soon arrive to meet humanitarian needs there. The organization has begun visiting detainees in South Ossetia and continues to expand the number of detention visits in other parts of Georgia. Tracing delegates are responding to an increasing number of requests from people who have lost contact with family members.(News) |
25-8-2008 News release Afghanistan: Displaced families receive aid
Kabul (ICRC) – Emergency aid is starting to get through to over 2,000 Pakistani and Afghan families (about 14,000 people) in the Shegal district of Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, who have been displaced by the armed conflict in Bajaur Agency, in Pakistan.(News) |
22-8-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC continues support for conflict victims
The ICRC is continuing to support those affected by the armed conflict by meeting basic humanitarian needs such as access to safe drinking water and the provision of emergency non-food items such as hygiene kits, blankets and cooking utensils to the displaced. ICRC delegates are also beginning to respond to a large number of inquiries from people concerned about separated family members. (News) |
22-8-2008 News release Philippines: Red Cross escorts civilians out of combat zone on Mindanao
Geneva/Manila (ICRC) – As clashes continue between the armed forces and fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), supported by the Philippine National Red Cross, has escorted around 900 trapped civilians out of a combat zone to a safer area on Mindanao.(News) |
21-8-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC to expand operation in South Ossetia
After arriving in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali on 20 August, the ICRC has begun in earnest an assessment of humanitarian needs. In the coming days and weeks, the organization will expand its operation in South Ossetia and bolster its team in the capital, while continuing to assist displaced people in Tbilisi and other parts of Georgia, as well as North Ossetia in the Russian Federation.(News) |
20-8-2008 Press briefing Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC arrives in South Ossetia as humanitarian operation expands
Upon his return from a visit to Georgia and the Russian Federation, the ICRC's president, Jakob Kellenberger, expressed relief that the organization had finally gained access to South Ossetia. He also announced that a new base of operations had been set up in Gori to provide urgent help to the most vulnerable, and to prepare to meet the needs of affected civilians in South Ossetia.(News) |
19-8-2008 News release Azerbaijan: civilian internee transferred under ICRC auspices
Geneva (ICRC) – On 19 August, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of an Armenian civilian internee detained in Azerbaijan. The transfer took place in Agdam district, Azerbaijan.(News) |
19-8-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia
Following a positive meeting on 19 August between the ICRC's president, Jakob Kellenberger and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, the organization is hopeful that it will soon be granted access to South Ossetia. The following is the latest update on ICRC activities in Georgia and North Ossetia.(News) |
18-8-2008 Operational update Georgia/Russian Federation: gaining access to most vulnerable remains top priority
Tens of thousands of people in Georgia fled their homes as a result of the conflict involving Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian troops. As of 18 August, the ICRC still had not been able to gain access to those in need in South Ossetia. The following is the latest report on ICRC activities in Georgia and North Ossetia.(News) |
16-8-2008 News release Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC president to visit conflict-affected areas
Geneva/Tbilisi/Moscow (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, will travel to Georgia and the Russian Federation starting on 17 August to assess the impact in humanitarian terms of the armed conflict involving Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian troops.(News) |
14-8-2008 News release Georgia/Jordan: ICRC flies in humanitarian aid
Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is flying humanitarian supplies from Jordan to Georgia to help victims of the recent fighting between Georgia and Russia.(News) |
14-8-2008 News release Philippines: Operation under way to aid more than 80,000 displaced people
in Mindanao
Geneva/Manila (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Philippine National Red Cross have jointly begun bringing aid to the more than 80,000 people displaced in the southern Philippines by recent hostilities between the armed forces and fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).(News) |
14-8-2008 News release Kenya: ICRC signs cooperation agreement with IGAD
Nairobi (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are entering into a cooperation agreement that will strengthen relations between the two organizations and enhance coordination of their activities.(News) |
13-8-2008 News release Georgia/Russian Federation: Large-scale humanitarian aid still needed
Geneva/Tbilisi/Moscow (ICRC) – Tens of thousands of people are in need of emergency help in areas affected by the armed conflict involving Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian troops, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).(News) |
11-8-2008 News release Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC makes preliminary emergency appeal
Tbilisi/ Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a preliminary appeal for 8 million Swiss francs ($7.4 million) to meet the emergency needs of around 50,000 people affected by the armed conflict involving Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian troops.(News) |
11-8-2008 News release Georgia: ICRC to send humanitarian assistance to conflict area
Tbilisi / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is preparing to fly 15 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies to Georgia early this week to help treat people injured in the international armed conflict between Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian troops.(News) |
11-8-2008 News release Expanded teaching of international humanitarian law
Manila (ICRC) – Introducing international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of armed conflict, into the curricula of faculties other than those of law at Philippine colleges and universities was the topic of a meeting held by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City in July.(News) |
6-8-2008 News release Colombia: ICRC deplores improper use of red cross emblem
Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today expressed serious concern over what appears to have been a deliberate misuse of the red cross emblem during the operation to free 15 hostages that was carried out on 2 July.(News) |
30-7-2008 News release Chad: ICRC employee shot and wounded
N'Djamena (ICRC) – On 26 July an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was shot and wounded in Abéché after two vehicles carrying ICRC personnel were stopped by armed men, some of whom were in military uniform.(News) |
30-7-2008 News release Haiti: Martissant residents gain medical evacuation service
Port-au-Prince (ICRC) – The Haitian National Red Cross Society, supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is now able to offer a medical evacuation service to residents of Martissant, a neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, and the surrounding districts.(News) |
28-7-2008 News release Iraq: ICRC helps bomb victims in Baghdad and Kirkuk
Baghdad/Geneva (ICRC) – In response to the blasts that rocked the cities of Baghdad and Kirkuk this morning, leaving dozens dead and injured, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) immediately delivered emergency medical supplies to the hospitals receiving the bulk of the injured.(News) |
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