6-04-2004 ICRC activities on behalf of people affected by war  Sections on: aid for civilians and prisoners, reuniting families, tracing missing persons, spreading knowledge of humanitarian law. Includes relations with States, the international community and the private sector and cooperation with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
9-7-2009 News release Sri Lanka: ICRC to scale down operations
Colombo/Geneva (ICRC) – Following the cessation of active hostilities between the Sri Lankan State and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the government of Sri Lanka has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to scale down its operations in the country.(News) |
18-6-2009 News release Pakistan: ICRC and Pakistan Red Crescent distribute food in Swat
Geneva/Islamabad – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) have begun distributing food to about 40,000 people in and near Mingora, the main town in the Swat valley. Yesterday, they handed out food to an initial 7,000 people.(News) |
4-6-2009 News release Pakistan: ICRC and Pakistan Red Crescent substantially expanding operations
Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its support for people affected by fighting in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). The organization will work closely with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and other partners within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.(News) |
18-5-2009 News release Sudan: ICRC initiates livestock vaccination campaign in West Darfur
Khartoum (ICRC) – In cooperation with Sudan's Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is today launching the first round of a vaccination campaign for livestock in the area of Kalkaj, south of Aljeneina, the capital of West Darfur.
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7-5-2009 News release Sri Lanka: ICRC evacuates 495 from conflict zone and delivers 25 tonnes of food
Geneva (ICRC) – In north-eastern Sri Lanka, 495 sick and injured patients and accompanying caregivers were evacuated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today. An ICRC-chartered ferry, the Green Ocean I, also delivered 25 metric tonnes of food provided by the World Food Programme, together with some medicines, for distribution among the thousands of civilians still trapped in a small area along the coast within the conflict zone.(News) |
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