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Syria’s Water System at Risk of Collapse in Northwest after Quake, Warns Red Cross

Syria's ageing and war-damaged water system around the northwestern province of Aleppo is at risk of collapse after an earthquake struck a month ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Monday. Some 6,000 people were killed by the Feb. 6 earthquake and aftershocks in Syria, with most…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two International Red Cross Workers Kidnapped in Mali

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday. It said the abductions took place between the northern cities of Gao and Kidal - long a hotspot for militant and militia violence. "We confirm…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two International Red Cross workers kidnapped in Mali - ICRC

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday.

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Turkey and Syria earthquake latest: death toll rises to more than 23,700 – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue amid growing criticism of UN response in Syria and calls for full humanitarian access

The Guardian - AU

The NZ pilot held hostage in West Papua is the pawn in a conflict only real international engagement can resolve

“Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is – no one ever had anything bad to say about him”, says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage this week by members of the West Papuan Liberation Army (TPN-PB) in the mountainous Nduga Regency.

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Red Cross: Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray region struggle to deliver care

Improved security in Ethiopia's Tigray region since a November ceasefire has allowed aid to reach some previously inaccessible areas, but humanitarian needs remain urgent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Reuters

Red Cross chief: major prisoner swap deal is option in Russia-Ukraine war

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that a major prisoner of war swap deal was a "possibility" in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

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Drought, Floods Push Yemenis to Breaking Point

The International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday that the climate crisis is pushing Yemeni communities already reeling from almost eight years of conflict to the breaking point. Yemeni farmers, relying on agriculture and livestock for their survival, have seen their livelihoods destroyed by extreme drought, devastating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected

The Independent UK

Red Cross visits POWs held by Russia and Ukraine, commends progress

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gained access to both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war last week and more visits are planned in what it described in a Thursday statement as "important progress".

Reuters

First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray

Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

Reuters

Inside the painstaking search for five million decaying bombs in Cambodia

On a steep and slippery hillside beside a quiet village in Battambang province in north-west Cambodia, a small team is hard at work clearing land mines from conflicts decades ago.

ABC News

Russian official says 'practical' issues delay visit to POWs

A Russian diplomat says the International Committee of the Red Cross has conducted at least five visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war since Russia invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK

Red Cross frustrated by lack of access to PoWs in Russian-occupied Donetsk

ICRC responds to criticism from Zelenskiy, saying it is being refused entry to Olenivka prison

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Red Cross inactive on prisoners of war

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday accused the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) of inaction in upholding the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war and urged it to undertake a mission to a camp in the Russian-occupied east of the country.

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A Ukrainian city struggles after Russian forces blew up its water supply

Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Confirms Importance of Enhancing Joint Cooperation with ICRC

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr.

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The 'mistaken perception' of the Red Cross

The Red Cross has rapidly ramped up its response to new levels in Ukraine but its role is still misunderstood by many, Jo Moir reports.

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U.S. accuses Russia of war crime by forcibly deporting Ukrainians

The United States accused Moscow of committing a war crime on Wednesday by forcibly deporting Ukrainians to Russia and said it has information that Russian officials are overseeing so-called filtration operations.

Reuters

Red Cross denied access to prisoners at Russian-held Olenivka despite 'intense' talks -ICRC chief

Red Cross officials have failed to secure access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka where dozens were killed in an attack in July, the head of the international aid group said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

ICRC: Floods Caused Havoc in Yemen

Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital infrastructure, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a report on Wednesday. The floods have also moved unexploded ordnance to residential and…

Reuters

Resume aid to Taliban-run Afghanistan, Red Cross urges

The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan's state institutions to ease an "unbearable" humanitarian situation there.

The Independent UK

Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved ones

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens

The Independent UK

Ukrainian officials press for information on prison attack

Ukrainian officials say they are struggling to establish the truth surrounding an explosion that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured by the Russians following the fall of Mariupol

Reuters

Red Cross renews appeal to visit site of Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of Friday's attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, it said on Sunday, condemning the incident at the Olenivka facility.

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