But not the ICRC—then, anyway. Unlike the national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in scores of countries, the ICRC was apolitical, effective, efficient, politically neutral, and staffed ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday said that the Tishreen ...

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release and transfer of three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 90 Palestinian detainees from Israel to the ...

Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release and transfer of three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 90 Palestinian detainees from Israel to the ...

Watch as Al Jazeera live broadcast the tense moment the armed wing of Hamas handed over three Israeli female captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City.

Dozens of them, wounded by the violence, required urgent medical care by ICRC doctors. “Our mobile surgical team has already carried out more than 250 surgeries since 8 December, and there are ...

Patrick Youssef, Head of Africa for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), offers a sobering analysis of Africa’s escalating humanitarian crises, amid wars in 2024, and what he said ...

There are immense humanitarian needs that must be addressed, which will take months, if not years.” As a neutral intermediary, the ICRC previously helped to facilitate the release of 109 hostages and ...

As part of its latest initiative, teams from “Manusath Derana” set out to the Vavuniya District, carrying much-needed supplies for individuals displaced by floods and currently residing in relief ...

He has been attacked by a wild elephant while walking near the navy base at around 9:30 p.m. last night. Punewa Police confirmed that the victim was pronounced dead upon his admission to Vavuniya ...

While there now are other major aid groups like Doctors without Borders and Amnesty International, the ICRC has adopted a discretion-first approach which sets it apart and enables it to do a parti ...