ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani citizen
11-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani citizen who crossed the Line of Contact on 5 September 2014 was handed over to the Azerbaijani government today in an operation carried out under the …
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Humanity in War: Frontline photography since 1860 at the Braid, Ballymena
When: 11 September - 28 October 2014 Where: The Braid, Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Bridge St, Ballymena, County Antrim BT43 5EJ, United Kingdom Since the second half of the nineteenth century, …
Red Cross help for displaced people in Myanmar
This young couple in northern Myanmar lost their home and land when fighting broke out in their village. For over a year they have had to stay with relatives, with no money and no job. They are among …
Syria: SARC first responders need to be respected
Damascus/Geneva (SARC-IFRC-ICRC) - On World First Aid Day [13 September 2014], the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement calls for the greater protection for Syrian Arab Red Crescent …
First aid saves lives
Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2013 Volunteers from the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society provide first aid to people injured during politically motivated violence in Dhaka in 2013. © Bangladesh Red Crescent / …
Nepal: Marking the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Conventions with the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action"
ICRC Nepal delegation seized the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Convention—12 August 2014—to launch and promote the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action" as well as …
South Sudan: Clean water for thousands in Northern Bahar El Ghazal
12-09-2014 Aweil East/Juba (ICRC) – Some 40,000 people in Aweil East, Northern Bahar El Ghazal state, now have access to clean water thanks to the entry into service today of eight new water points …
First aid training in Afghanistan
In this video we see military personnel from the National Directorate of Security receiving first aid training from an ICRC first aid trainer. The training took place in April 2014 in Pul-i-Alam in …
Iraq: Red Cross Red Crescent Movement pledges more assistance for displaced persons
14-09-2014 Geneva/Baghdad/Erbil – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has pledged to intensify its humanitarian activities in Iraq , and to increase assistance for more than 1.5 …
Azerbaijan: Missing persons must not be forgotten
15-09-2014 On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, 30 August, the ICRC called on the international community to show greater awareness of the tragedy of missing persons and their …
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