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After Syria trip, ICRC head says Assad 'aware of pressure of international environment'

Eleven years after the start of the conflict in Syria, the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of the war in Ukraine have made the economic situation in the war-torn country even worse. FRANCE 24 interviewed Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who recently met President…

France 24

Red Cross chief says he plans to discuss POWs with Russian defence ministry

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, said in Moscow on Thursday that he planned to discuss prisoners of war with the Russian Defence Ministry.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

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Red Cross boss to raise "pressing" issues on Ukraine with Russia- agency

The head of the International Committee of Red Cross is in Moscow for two-day talks with senior Russian officials including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and will raise "pressing humanitarian issues" in Ukraine, the agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov to meet Red Cross chief in Moscow for Ukraine discussions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, in Moscow in Thursday, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Red Cross chief travelling to Moscow for meetings on Ukraine

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, is on his way to Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict, an ICRC spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Red Cross urges safe passage for people, aid in Ukraine's Mariupol

The International Committee of the Red Cross called on the warring parties on Thursday to let people leave the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol safely and to allow aid in.

Reuters

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ICRC president arrives in Kyiv for five-day mission

Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has arrived in Kyiv on a planned five-day visit to Ukraine to insist on greater humanitarian access and protection of civilians, the organisation said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Red Cross chief 'cautiously positive' about possible prisoner visits in Ukraine

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross told Reuters on Tuesday that he was "cautiously positive" the ICRC would gain access to Ukrainian and Russian prisoners held in the context of the conflict.

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