223 Results for Europe & Central Asia

10-06-2016

An Azerbaijani civilian - a woman who had crossed the international border into Armenia on 7 June - was repatriated today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

29-04-2016

Damascus/Geneva - In a further day of devastation in Aleppo, another four medical facilities on both sides of the frontlines have been hit, causing extensive damage.

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...

07-01-2016

The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for an urgent political solution to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in the country

22-12-2015

Months after the September ceasefire, shelling still occurs along the frontline in eastern Ukraine

16-11-2015

A research report on violence against health care in Karachi was launched today by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the APPNA Institute of Public Health of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University.

09-11-2015

Bujumbura / Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC is extremely concerned by the humanitarian consequences of the violence in Burundi. It calls on all parties to exercise restraint, safeguard the civilian population and allow everyone wishing to leave the affected areas to do so.

27-09-2015

The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian Army has forced more than two million to flee their homes. In the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the number of widows is staggering - 7,000 have registered with many unable to feed their children three meals a day.

09-09-2015

With Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan beaten, England and Pakistan will face each other tomorrow (September 10 11h00 Dhaka, 05h00 GMT) in the final of the first-ever international cricket tournament for people with disabilities.

27-08-2015

The anguish of not knowing what happened to loved ones who go missing can last for years. Added to the emotional and psychological turmoil, families are frequently left without economic support, access to inheritance, and with few resources to trace their missing family member. On the International Day of the Disappeared, (30 August), the ICRC is calling for greater support for affected families together with increased efforts to document the fate of missing persons. Such action could cut short the time families are left in anguish without answers.