International Committee of the Red Cross

Type: Organization

Name: International Committee of the Red Cross

Nationality: Switzerland

Web Address: http://www.icrc.org

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First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 Documents

Darfur's ICRC hostage "despairing" during 147-day ordeal

But Gauthier Lefevre, from the International Committee of the Red Cross, said he was not mistreated and towards the end of his ordeal his captors left him unguarded at night. ... [Published 8 hours ago by ReliefWeb]

Entities: Darfur, Red Cross/Crescent, Hostage

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Niger: ICRC distributes aid to communities affected by drought

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)Niamey (ICRC) – In the last few days, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has completed a distribution of food and household items to over 10,000 displaced persons and local residents ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by ReliefWeb]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, Niger, Niamey

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Bernard Kouchner

French hostage freed in Sudan

A third French hostage was freed in Sudan on Thursday after being held by local militants for nearly five months, French authorities confirmed later on the day.The 35-year-old Gauthier Lefevre, a worker of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by People's Daily Online]

Entities: Hostage, Sudan, Darfur, Bernard Kouchner

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 3 Documents

Red Cross/Crescent

Sudan: kidnapped staff member is free

Geneva/Khartoum (ICRC) – Gauthier Lefèvre, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff member abducted in West Darfur on 22 October 2009, is free. ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Scoop]

Entities: Sudan, Red Cross/Crescent, West Darfur

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 2 Documents

Anand Satyanand

True Florence Nightingale

New Zealander Joyce Hood, 67, is being presented the Florence Nightingale Medal awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross. This supplied video shows her at work in South Ossetia.On the ground: Red Cross worker Joyce Hood outside Mirwais ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Sunday Star Times]

Entities: Florence Nightingale, Anand Satyanand, Afghanistan, Red Cross/Crescent

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Jakob Kellenberger

ICRC president has talks with new European commissioner for humanitarian aid

They discussed the challenges faced by humanitarian organizations in armed conflicts and natural disasters – in particular, relations between civilians and military personnel in contexts such as Haiti, and the ICRC's role as the guardian of international ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by ICRC]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, European Commissioner, Brussels, Jakob Kellenberger, International Committee of the Red Cross

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICRC's bureau to be opened in Aden

ADEN, March. 16 (Saba) - General Secretary of Aden's Local Council Abdul-Karim Shaif discussed on Tuesday with the head of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation Jean Nicolas Marti the arrangements to open a bureau for the committee ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Yemen News Agency]

Entities: Aden, Red Cross/Crescent, Jean Nicolas, International Committee of the Red Cross

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

US CHARGE D`AFFAIRES ENQUIRES ABOUT PENAL INSTITUTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN

S CHARGE D`AFFAIRES ENQUIRES ABOUT PENAL INSTITUTIONS IN AZERBAIJANBaku, March 16 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Justice, chief of penitentiary service, Nazim Alakbarov met Monday with US embassy`s charge d`affaires Donald Lu. Alakbarov briefed ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies]

Entities: Azerbaijan, International Committee of the Red Cross, Council of Europe

First Reported Mar 14 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 6 Documents

Two abducted French aid workers freed in Sudan

Two French aid workers kidnapped in Central African Republic (CAR) last year were released Sunday in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced.Saleh Dabaka, spokesman of the ICRC in Sudan, ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by China.org.cn]

Entities: Sudan, Red Cross/Crescent, Birao (Central African Republic), West Darfur

First Reported Mar 14 2010 - Updated Mar 14 2010 - 1 Documents

Yemen, ICRC discuss IDPs situation in Saada

SANA'A, March 14 (Saba) - Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) discussed on Sunday the situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Saada province and Harf Sufian distract.Interior Minister Mutahar al-Masri and head of ... [Published Mar 14 2010 by Yemen News Agency]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, Yemen, International Committee of the Red Cross

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 3 Documents

Nigerian villagers flee slaughter

Nearly 3000 people have fled to a neighboring state after hundreds were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages over the weekend, aid officials said Thursday.Residents have accused police and military of failing to provide enough security to ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by stuff.co.nz]

Entities: Nigeria, Jonah Jang, Bauchi, International Committee of the Red Cross, Fasting

First Reported Mar 02 2010 - Updated Mar 03 2010 - 3 Documents

Chile quake: website to facilitate family contacts

Following the devastating earthquake that shook Chile last Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) activated a website today to help thousands of people within the country and abroad to restore contact with their loved ones. ... [Published Mar 02 2010 by Scoop]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, International Committee of the Red Cross

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"[They] turned up and said 'Let's go'. We walked for about three hours, a car was waiting for us and we drove through the night and got to the helicopter... There was no violence at all."

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