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International Committee of the Red Cross

November 24, 2020

Civilians bearing brunt of surge in violence in Nagorno-Karabakh

Many families with babies and young children are spending days and nights sheltering in unheated basements in an effort to escape the violence.
October 2, 2019

Release of 290 detainees in Yemen facilitated by Red Cross

The unilateral release of 290 detainees, including 42 survivors of an attack on a place of detention in Dhamar this month, took place on 30 September 2019.
June 21, 2019

Discovery of human remains offers hope for families of missing people from 1990-91 Gulf War

More than 28 years after the end of the 1990–1991 Gulf War, families of missing people in both Kuwait and Iraq still do not know the fate and whereabouts of their relatives.
February 12, 2019

Global campaign against nuclear weapons launched

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are launching a global campaign against nuclear weapons.
February 6, 2019

Civilians in Nigeria pay heavy price as armed conflict escalates

A series of attacks in north-east Nigeria’s Borno state have caused the largest wave of displacement since 2017.
January 29, 2019

Record number of disabled Afghans seek assistance from ICRC

Almost all rehabilitation staff are former patients trained and employed as physiotherapists, nurses, orthopaedic technicians, administrators and logisticians.
October 20, 2018

New rehabilitation centre in Mosul gives hope to amputees

A new physical rehabilitation centre has been opened in Mosul. Constructed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Ninawa Physical Rehabilitation Centre was handed over to the Ninawa Directorate of Health, Ministry of Health.
October 2, 2018

New research reveals deadly nature of urban warfare in Syria and Iraq

New research underscores the impact upon civilians of fighting in cities and towns in Syria and Iraq.
June 20, 2018

Red Cross says talking to armed groups can produce positive results

Red Cross says criminalising engagement with armed groups by humanitarian agencies is counter-productive