Red Cross
‘In the line of fire’: The crucial, neutral role the Red Cross plays in conflicts
Middle East
December 10, 2023
‘In the line of fire’: The crucial, neutral role the Red Cross plays in conflicts
CNN — During the brief truce between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, it was people in white vests driving…
First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting
Middle East
May 1, 2023
First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting
Red Cross aid landed in Sudan for the first time since fighting broke out between rival military forces three weeks…
Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
World
January 19, 2022
Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
SYDNEY (AP) — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said…
New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma
Middle East
December 8, 2021
New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball and…
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with Afghanistan’s new Taliban…
Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
World
July 14, 2021
Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
VILNIUS, July 13 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the mass detention of migrants and curbed their right of…
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt announced on Wednesday the evacuation of nine Egyptians stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has witnessed days of fierce…
Red Cross trains thousands of North Koreans to help cope with coronavirus, floods
World
August 10, 2020
Red Cross trains thousands of North Koreans to help cope with coronavirus, floods
SEOUL (Reuters) – The Red Cross has trained 43,000 North Korean volunteers to help communities, including the locked-down city of…
Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC
Middle East
September 2, 2019
Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC
Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have killed more than 100 people held at a detention center, the…
DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city
World
July 15, 2019
DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city
Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after a preacher fell ill with Ebola in the eastern…