ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict

14 october 2024 - 16:56:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) –  An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...

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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

07 october 2024 - 16:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...

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Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace - Guterres

26 september 2024 - 06:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of [...] Full text...

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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians

05 september 2024 - 05:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...

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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier

27 august 2024 - 05:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...

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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain - ICRC

18 july 2024 - 08:07:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sas its 60-bed Field Hospital in Rafah, southern [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Gunmen kill two ICRC drivers in South Darfur

03 may 2024 - 09:15:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – Gunmen on Thursday killed two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [...] Full text...

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More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid in DRC as violence in eastern provinces intensifies

01 april 2024 - 12:56:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Red Cross Society of the [...] Full text...

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More than 100,000 people displaced in escalation of armed violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

14 march 2024 - 07:15:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ICRC discusses 'desperate' humanitarian situation with Hamas, Qatari officials

11 march 2024 - 06:26:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Qatar on Sunday to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose 'disastrous risk' to civilian lives and infrastructure - ICRC

15 february 2024 - 07:21:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...

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ICRC 'strongly' warns against escalating violence in the Middle East

06 february 2024 - 10:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says it is "deeply concerned" by the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces

04 january 2024 - 06:42:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: RSF signs agreement to end bloody war

03 january 2024 - 07:35:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Coordination of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN Security Council alarmed at spreading violence, deteriorating humanitarian situation

24 december 2023 - 06:55:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the spreading violence and deteriorating humanitarian situation [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

13 december 2023 - 18:16:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan denounces targeting ICRC convoy

11 december 2023 - 19:42:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday expressed deep alarm at the attack against the convey of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army blames ICRC for bloody attack on humanitarian convoy

11 december 2023 - 11:37:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Monday expressed "regret" for Sunday's incident in Khartoum in which [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC deplores deliberate, deadly attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum

11 december 2023 - 08:15:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is shocked and appalled by "a [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC reunites dozens of children with families

02 december 2023 - 17:24:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of children, who were separated from their families and tribes during an attack by the  [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare'

14 november 2023 - 14:34:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency, WHO, hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa [...] Full text...

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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off

08 november 2023 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of dozens of POWs in central Sudan

31 october 2023 - 13:41:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of Sudanese soldiers held prisoner by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been released, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

26 october 2023 - 12:49:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians

20 october 2023 - 06:44:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...

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UN, Red Cross heads urge autonomous weapons ban

05 october 2023 - 17:50:57
New York, US (PANA) - Machines which can kill without a human controlling them must be prohibited by international law, [...] Full text...

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Italy reaffirms continuing logistical support to Libya for recovery of bodies of victims

27 september 2023 - 14:39:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian ambassador to Libya, Gian Luca Alberini, Tuesday reaffirmed Italy's support for Libya with technical [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict in Chad, Sudan

17 september 2023 - 04:48:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict in Chad, Sudan

17 september 2023 - 00:07:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Medicines, food, household items, body bags to be distributed to residents

14 september 2023 - 14:36:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize announced

21 july 2023 - 06:45:41
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 125 soldiers

29 june 2023 - 12:30:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday facilitated the release of 125 soldiers [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC says violations of ceasefire hinder transfer of wounded soldiers for treatment

19 june 2023 - 20:03:55
artoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudan Armed Forces have entered into [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict : Unaccompanied children have spent incredibly difficult moments- ICRC

08 june 2023 - 19:01:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday said it helped evacuate hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Evacuation of hundreds of unaccompanied children launched

06 june 2023 - 12:54:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum State is currently engaged in a precarious and complicated transportation of hundreds of unaccompanied children [...] Full text...

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ICRC, Libyan defence ministry organize workshop on application of international humanitarian law during military operations

31 may 2023 - 18:25:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen officers from military combat units and specialists in international humanitarian law from the Libyan Army [...] Full text...

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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres

23 may 2023 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, [...] Full text...

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Medical supplies distribution to hospitals proceeding amid fighting

04 may 2023 - 15:52:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it had delivered the first consignment of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

03 may 2023 - 09:10:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.”  This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Gunfire continues to sound in Khartoum despite the extension of ceasefire

01 may 2023 - 09:40:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Loud sounds of gunfire continue to sound in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,  with plumes of smoke [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief heads to the region as humanitarian crisis nears 'breaking point'

01 may 2023 - 05:27:05
New York, US (PANA) - In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Secretary-General António Guterres is sending [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Humanitarian aid from Red Cross arrives in Port Sudan

30 april 2023 - 20:27:19
Port Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived in Part Sudan on Sunday. ICRC [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting rages on as war of the generals enters third week

29 april 2023 - 11:15:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the war in Sudan between two rival generals enters its third week, residents in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Ethiopian PM Abiy urges Sudan's warring parties to end fighting

28 april 2023 - 12:31:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has spoken to Sudan's feuding generals on phone asking them [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Warring parties accuse each other of breaking new ceasefire

28 april 2023 - 11:16:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The warring parties in Sudan are on Friday accusing each other of breaking the new ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Two ICRC workers kidnapped in Mali

06 march 2023 - 13:48:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross  (ICRC) has announced that two of its workers have [...] Full text...

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ICRC: Human toll of conflict and violence strains healthcare system in South Sudan

02 february 2023 - 19:47:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the increase of patients suffering [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM meets ICRC regional director

25 january 2023 - 16:03:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Tuesday  received the regional director [...] Full text...

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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season

12 may 2022 - 20:49:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...

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Rights group says justice slow in coming to victims of violence, war crimes in Mali

13 april 2022 - 07:22:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says despite commitments and investigations into increased war crimes and violence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'

12 april 2022 - 05:26:08
New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] Full text...

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Libyan council vice president hails ICRC's efforts in humanitarian issues in Libya

04 april 2022 - 18:24:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of Libya's Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has hailed efforts of the International Committee [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Government declares humanitarian truce with immediate effect; US welcomes gesture

25 march 2022 - 05:36:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has with immediate effect declared an indefinite [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: ICRC makes first delivery to Tigrayan capital

26 january 2022 - 14:13:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Wednesday that it had made [...] Full text...

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Libyan deputy foreign minister discusses ICRC operations in Libya

28 october 2021 - 11:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan deputy foreign minister for international cooperation and organisations, Omar Ketti, met on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman praises UN support for dialogue in Libya

25 september 2021 - 11:43:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed El-Manfi, has commended UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,

15 july 2021 - 22:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...

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650 new migrants arrested at sea sent back to Libya by coastal guards

17 may 2021 - 20:49:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 650 illegal migrants were rescued Sunday at sea and brought back to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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340 illegal migrants intercepted by Libyan coast guards

01 may 2021 - 12:25:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 340 refugees and migrants were intercepted and sent back to Tripoli on Friday by the [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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ICRC head meets with Libyan Minister of Justice

30 march 2021 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...

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ICRC protests against continuing violence targeting health workers in Burkina Faso

05 march 2021 - 11:51:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday expressed concern about continuing incidents [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

30 november 2020 - 19:13:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: ICRC urges respect of people's lives, property amidst escalating tension in Tigray

06 november 2020 - 18:14:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red  Cross (ICRC) on Friday called on those taking part [...] Full text...

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ICRC reports widespread food shortages in Sudan as people face clashes, climate shocks and COVID-19

30 october 2020 - 14:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who has just concluded a [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC blames epidemic for respiratory infections, diarrhea spike in Somalia

26 august 2020 - 22:11:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian organization Wednesday raised the alarm on a spike in respiratory infections in Somalia due [...] Full text...

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ICRC registers some 44,000 people 'missing' in Africa, nearly half of them children

26 august 2020 - 12:10:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...

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Mali: Abducted opposition leader, Soumaila Cisse, reunites with family

21 august 2020 - 15:55:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soumaila Cisse, leader of opposition party URD (Union for the Republic and Democracy), held hostage [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC blames pandemic spike on conflict in Libya

20 august 2020 - 15:26:18
Geneva,Switzerland (PANA)—The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday blamed the spike in Covid-19 in war-torn Libya on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA Chief, ICRC president discuss prevention of Covid-19 for immigrants and prisoners

18 august 2020 - 16:42:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council

03 july 2020 - 04:14:28
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC says people arrested must be treated with humanity and dignity

02 july 2020 - 15:45:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alarmed by the lack of respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uncoordinated response to pandemic risks spiking aid dependency, warns Red Cross

03 june 2020 - 11:23:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uncoordinated responses by governments and development actors to the coronavirus pandemic could spike aid dependency in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign

01 june 2020 - 16:46:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread

28 may 2020 - 17:06:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC raises red flag on Libyans caught between bombs, pandemic

12 april 2020 - 09:45:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are caught in an intensifying conflict as COVID-19 (coronavirus) threatens to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 500 Red Cross volunteers mobilized for action against Covid 19

09 april 2020 - 16:54:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger Red Cross, with the support of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, [...] Full text...

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COVID 19: ICRC urges authorities to protect health of detainees, staff

07 april 2020 - 23:42:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Tuesday called on prison authorities around the world [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Red Cross and Red Crescent seek 800 million Swiss francs to help vulnerable communities

27 march 2020 - 15:05:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launched a revised emergency appeal on Thursday [...] Full text...

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ICRC strengthens capacity of Congolese parliamentarians on human rights

20 march 2020 - 06:03:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Central Africa is considering strengthening the capacities [...] Full text...

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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

16 february 2020 - 19:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Libya, war effects on civilians

15 february 2020 - 17:03:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a [...] Full text...

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ICRC warns the continuing war is impacting negatively on Libyan civilians

14 february 2020 - 17:45:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sounded the alarm about the negative impact [...] Full text...

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The escalation of violence in Burkina Faso worries ICRC

30 january 2020 - 23:54:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in reaction to the recurrence of the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Armed Forces, ICRC renew MoU on military training

22 january 2020 - 17:22:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army and the international Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC) on Wednesday renewed an [...] Full text...

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ICRC distributes household items to civilians affected by recent violence in Darfur

08 january 2020 - 11:26:43
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says thousands of civilians affected by the recent [...] Full text...

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113,429 people assisted by Red Cross in Diffa region of Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:05:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 113,429 victims of insecurity and floods in Diffa region of eastern Niger have [...] Full text...

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ICRC demands justice, humane treatment of captured people in Kalehe highlands of DRC

19 december 2019 - 16:16:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)-The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday decried the inhuman conditions in which thousands of DR [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC vaccinates 400,000 cattle Sahel region

17 december 2019 - 14:56:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A free vaccination campaign organized by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Shipwreck survivors returned home by authorities; IOM provides immediate emergency assistance

09 december 2019 - 21:44:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Mauritanian authorities, in coordination with the government of The Gambia, Monday returned the 78 survivors of [...] Full text...

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IOM assists 78 Gambian shipwreck survivors

06 december 2019 - 19:49:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the sinking of a vessel carrying an estimated 150 migrants off the coast of Nouadhibou, [...] Full text...

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Peter Maurer reelected for third term as ICRC boss

29 november 2019 - 22:57:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Thursday re-elected Peter Maurer [...] Full text...

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ICRC supports medical facilities in DR Congo

27 november 2019 - 18:03:53
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided support to medical facilities in [...] Full text...

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UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Visits Morocco

27 november 2019 - 09:42:01
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator,Ursula Mueller, has begun [...] Full text...

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ICRC rehabilitates 608 amputees of terrorist attacks from northeast Nigeria

20 november 2019 - 12:52:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nigeria delegation, has rehabilitated 608 amputees of bomb [...] Full text...

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ICRC urges speedy implementation of political solution in South Sudan conflict

08 november 2019 - 17:39:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following South Sudan's warring factions' decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Red Cross highlights "peak of displacement" in Burkina Faso due to terrorism

23 october 2019 - 23:18:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The number of people forced to leave their homes this year as a result of [...] Full text...

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ICRC calls for Kampala Convention ratification to curb spike in African IDPs

23 october 2019 - 22:15:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday called on States to take more [...] Full text...

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ICRC calls for Kampala Convention ratification to curb spike in African IDPs

23 october 2019 - 15:31:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday called on States to take more concrete measures [...] Full text...

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Mental health care are essential in conflict situation, says ICRC survey

07 october 2019 - 12:53:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - – Nearly three in four millennials – 73 percent – surveyed across 15 countries said [...] Full text...

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Niger’s prison services trained on prison management

29 september 2019 - 20:14:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The international committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Sunday held a training workshop for staff of [...] Full text...

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Ten years of conflict in northeastern Nigeria have caused nearly 22,000 cases of disappearances -ICRC

12 september 2019 - 23:29:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported here Thursday nearly 22,000 cases of [...] Full text...

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ICRC says about 22,000 missing in northeast Nigeria due to Boko Haram terrorism

12 september 2019 - 14:18:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday said nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been [...] Full text...

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Violence prevails in South Sudan despite peace deal - ICRC

11 september 2019 - 17:52:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One year after the signing of the peace deal, violence is still pervasive in South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists to be "treated" as bandits

10 september 2019 - 18:13:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said that “remnants” of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east [...] Full text...

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More than 500,000 people without health care in Burkina Faso, says ICRC

09 september 2019 - 11:47:48
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - More than 500,000 people have been deprived of health care or have had great difficulty [...] Full text...

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Red Cross reaffirms support for Burkina Faso in current humanitarian crisis

06 september 2019 - 15:50:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday met the President of the International [...] Full text...

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ICRC hails vital contribution of humanitarian workers

19 august 2019 - 13:52:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Marking World Humanitarian Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday praised [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Red Cross takes aid to 17,400 displaced in Sahel region

28 may 2019 - 18:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the help of the Burkinabe Red [...] Full text...

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1st-ever crises conference on Gender-Based Violence holds in Oslo

26 may 2019 - 10:32:53
  Oslo, Norway (PANA) - One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk [...] Full text...

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With military escalation prospects of a political solution for Libyan crisis fade (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

26 april 2019 - 13:52:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three weeks after the offensive by the Libyan National Army  to take control of Tripoli, the [...] Full text...

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European diplomats in Libya reiterate call for ceasefire

25 april 2019 - 22:24:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   European Union member- countries accredited to Libya Thursday renewed their call to all Libyan parties for [...] Full text...

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Libya, ICRC review further cooperation on Libyan situation

13 march 2019 - 22:57:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Officials of the Libyan government of national accord and the International Committee of the Red Cross [...] Full text...

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ICRC opens office in northeast Mali region of Ménaka

08 march 2019 - 12:24:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a new office [...] Full text...

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Libya, ICRC explore deeper levels of cooperation

11 february 2019 - 17:08:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – President Fayez al-Sarraj of Libya’s Government of National Unity Monday met with a delegation from the [...] Full text...

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North-east Nigeria displacement crisis continues, warns UN

06 february 2019 - 06:04:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday that an upsurge in violent attacks in crisis-riven [...] Full text...

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ICRC briefs President Kabore on its activities in Burkina Faso

30 january 2019 - 13:17:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has praised the good level of interaction [...] Full text...

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Climate change, communal conflict fuel Sahel violence

22 january 2019 - 13:08:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of climate change are exacerbating conflict between communities in both Mali and Niger, leading [...] Full text...

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ICRC President arrives in Niger

15 january 2019 - 21:06:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, has arrived in Niger [...] Full text...

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Belgium spends 170 million Euros on humanitarian aid in Africa, Middle East in 2018

27 december 2018 - 16:23:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – For 2018, Belgium devoted 178 million Euros to humanitarian aid for the reception of refugees in [...] Full text...

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ICRC hails reforms in Ethiopia

14 december 2018 - 11:24:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the wave of historic reforms that have swept Ethiopia this year, the needs of the [...] Full text...

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ICRC, Misrata business centre in Libya sign deal to help victims of armed conflicts

13 december 2018 - 11:21:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The head of mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Libya, Karl [...] Full text...

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Police officer injured in attack in northern Burkina Faso

22 november 2018 - 11:36:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A police officer was slightly injured in an armed attack on Wednesday evening against a [...] Full text...

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ICRC assists 12,000 IDPs in the Sahel

21 november 2018 - 13:42:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Armed violence in the province of Soum, Burkina Faso, since 2016, has pushed thousands of people [...] Full text...

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ICRC facilitates release of 24 South Sudan detainees

19 october 2018 - 13:19:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release of 24 persons, including [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘appalled’ by killing of aid worker in Nigeria; calls for release of remaining hostages

17 october 2018 - 04:53:50
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemned on Tuesday the killing of an aid worker from [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram slammed for killing humanitarian aid worker

16 october 2018 - 14:45:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, and Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...

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Nigeria condemns killing of another aid worker by Boko Haram

16 october 2018 - 08:20:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has said it is shocked and saddened at the killing of another aid [...] Full text...

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ICRC appeals for release of its staff under threat of Boko Haram execution

15 october 2018 - 12:03:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has made an urgent public appeal to the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Nigeria condemns killing of abducted aid worker

18 september 2018 - 05:21:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, on Monday condemned the killing of [...] Full text...

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Specialist Red Cross Ebola team arrives in North Kivu

10 august 2018 - 09:49:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A team of Red Cross experts has arrived in the town of Beni, close to [...] Full text...

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Specialist Red Cross team arrives in North Kivu to combat Ebola

07 august 2018 - 16:13:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- A team of Red Cross experts has arrived in the town of Beni, close to the epicentre [...] Full text...

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ICRC gives 18,000 families seeds, food assistance in Sudan's Central Darfur state

03 august 2018 - 05:52:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Some 18,000 families in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur, about 14,000 in Rokero and 4,000 [...] Full text...

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Violence in Ethiopia fueling displacements - ICRC

12 july 2018 - 15:36:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Inter-communal clashes in southern Ethiopia are fueling a rapidly swelling humanitarian crisis in which more than [...] Full text...

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ICRC report finds non-international armed conflicts more than doubled this century

19 june 2018 - 09:58:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The number of non-international armed conflicts have more than doubled from the beginning of the century, [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges gov'ts to shield more civilians from violence in conflict

22 may 2018 - 20:37:51
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 128 million people worldwide requiring immediate humanitarian aid, mostly due to war [...] Full text...

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ICRC chief visits DR Congo

17 may 2018 - 11:46:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is in [...] Full text...

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ICRC warns of alarming cycle of violence in Niger-Mali border region

05 may 2018 - 08:34:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says communal violence has intensified in Mali, [...] Full text...

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ICRC staff member abducted in Somalia

03 may 2018 - 10:06:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been abducted [...] Full text...

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Red Cross says trauma unit of Bangui's major hospital 'completely full'

13 april 2018 - 10:14:14
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The trauma unit at a major hospital in the Central African Republic (CAR) is filled to [...] Full text...

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ICRC mourns loss of staff member killed in bomb attack in Mogadishu

29 march 2018 - 17:04:52
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Thursday it was devastated by the loss [...] Full text...

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Buhari condemns Boko Haram killing of 4 UN workers in Northeast Nigeria

02 march 2018 - 19:53:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Four UN aid workers were killed in a Thursday night attack by Boko Haram insurgents in [...] Full text...

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ICRC decries Libya triangle of tragedy

16 february 2018 - 17:50:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is relentlessly [...] Full text...

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ICRC President set to arrive in Libya

12 february 2018 - 11:44:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrives in Libya on Monday [...] Full text...

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Violence fuels 'Neglected Humanitarian Tragedy' in CAR

17 january 2018 - 12:58:19
Geneva,Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is warning that humanitarian conditions in the Central African [...] Full text...

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ICRC to increase assistance in Darfur, southern Sudan

11 january 2018 - 09:55:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will increase its field assistance activities [...] Full text...

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Number of families separated by conflict, natural disasters at all time high - ICRC

11 december 2017 - 20:35:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of families being separated by conflict, violence and natural disaster is at a five-year [...] Full text...

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ICRC says over 65 million displaced worldwide

29 november 2017 - 17:46:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Today, more people are forcibly displaced than at any point since the end of World War II. Last [...] Full text...

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Over 40 ECOWAS peacekeepers drill in laws of war

21 november 2017 - 18:18:24
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - More than 40 members of the Economic Community of West African States-Standby Force (ECOWAS-SF) are undergoing [...] Full text...

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Security concerns obscuring Sahel humanitarian emergency - ICRC

14 november 2017 - 13:03:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The precarious security situation in Africa's Sahel region is overshadowing a massive humanitarian crisis affecting 12 [...] Full text...

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ICRC to launch new video, online game in campaign against war

07 november 2017 - 10:34:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will this week launch a new [...] Full text...

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Anti-graft body to investigate US$2 million Ebola fund to Red Cross

06 november 2017 - 19:40:05
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Sierra Leone announced on Monday that it will launch an [...] Full text...

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IRCR condemns killing of staff in Central African Republic

06 november 2017 - 12:12:51
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed shock and sadness at [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICRC raises red flag over displacement, spike in violence in DRC

11 october 2017 - 10:59:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Violence and repeated armed clashes in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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US: ICRC President welcomes historic step to prohibit nuclear weapons

21 september 2017 - 11:31:43
New York, US (PANA) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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US: ICRC President calls on political actors to resolve South Sudan political crisis

21 september 2017 - 11:22:43
New York, US (PANA) – In an address to world leaders at a high-level side event of the UN General [...] Full text...

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US: ICRC boss urges all countries to sign treaty on prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

20 september 2017 - 11:21:58
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr Peter Maurer, has [...] Full text...

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US: 'UN General Assembly must focus on most vulnerable people caught up in conflict'

18 september 2017 - 11:43:02
New York, US (PANA) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, says the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Poor management of arms trade cheapens lives of civilians - ICRC chief

11 september 2017 - 11:06:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer on Monday reminded [...] Full text...

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US: ICRC launches world’s first Humanitarian Impact Bond

08 september 2017 - 14:34:01
Washington, US (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday announced the launch [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan hospitals suffering from shortages, public infrastructure collapsing - ICRC

24 august 2017 - 10:52:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Hospitals in Libya are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies even as they see an [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICRC chief decries displacement, hunger in South Sudan conflict

17 august 2017 - 18:42:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) president Peter Maurer is due in South Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Big influx at nutritional feeding centres for children in Baidoa - ICRC

19 may 2017 - 10:44:45
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) – The nutritional feeding centre for malnourished children supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICRC raises red flag on hunger crisis in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, others

22 march 2017 - 13:26:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The ICRC has appealed for financial assistance to the tune of US$ 400 million to help [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICRC condemns civilian ship attack, calls for probe

18 march 2017 - 09:03:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Friday expressed shock at Thursday night’s attack on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: About 30 Congolese M23 rebels arrive in Rwanda

30 january 2017 - 09:43:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of some 30 unarmed people claiming to be combatants of Congolese M23 rebel group [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Dozens killed in military airstrike in northeastern Nigeria

17 january 2017 - 19:33:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A military airstrike targeting Boko Haram location in the northeastern part of Nigeria has mistakenly killed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civil society groups call for urgent humanitarian aid to South Sudan

12 july 2016 - 17:10:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern over the current situation in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Fresh fighting in South Sudan forces civilians to flee homes

25 june 2016 - 13:37:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of South Sudanese fled their homes in Wau, North West of Juba, after renewed fighting [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC postpones operation to transfer POWs

25 june 2016 - 13:04:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said it was unable to transport [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC airplanes evacuate people wounded in South Sudan clashes

18 june 2016 - 19:50:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said it evacuated by air 17 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria Army kills 10 Boko Haram terrorists

11 june 2016 - 15:10:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that its troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists while two [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Violence victims get medical care at ICRC-supported hospital in South Sudan

28 april 2016 - 16:55:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - About 40 victims of violence that recently occurred along the Ethiopia-South Sudan border have been admitted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK gives Nigeria 32 million pounds for energy, humanitarian needs

16 april 2016 - 10:35:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a further 32-million-pound donation, over the next three years, to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian police officers train to respect human rights

26 january 2016 - 11:48:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney-General Ravi Yerrigadoo on Tuesday said despite the new emerging challenges and the increasing difficulties [...] Full text...

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UN: UN deputy chief tasks UN Security Council on civilians in armed conflicts

20 january 2016 - 16:04:50
New York, US (PANA) - With scores of civilians being killed in conflicts worldwide, tens of thousands facing starvation in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC says South Sudan "significantly"affected by war, hunger

15 january 2016 - 14:26:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday vowed to remain committed to South [...] Full text...

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Libya: Italy gives Libya 1.4 million Euros in emergency humanitarian aid

14 january 2016 - 13:32:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italy has granted Libya emergency humanitarian aid worth 1.4 million Euros, according to the Italian ministry [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands face critical food shortage

11 december 2015 - 10:17:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross, (ICRC) has warned of "alarming hunger situation " for [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Looting forces ICRC to withdraw from South Sudan's Leer County

05 october 2015 - 19:01:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to withdraw all its staff [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Over 100 killed, dozens wounded in South Sudan blast

18 september 2015 - 18:26:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 170 civilians have been killed and many others wounded Thursday in South Sudan following [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Clashes in CAR force thousands to seek refuge at MINUSCA base

27 august 2015 - 19:19:18
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Clashes between rival militias in the past few days have forced several thousand people to flee [...] Full text...

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Niger: ICRC continues to mobilise humanitarian emergency assistance in Niger

11 august 2015 - 20:51:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent have continued to mobilise humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC says 13 civilians die as fighting forces evacuation of hospital

11 july 2015 - 11:58:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says at least 13 civilians have died following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS accredits five Ambassadors

02 july 2015 - 17:45:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission on Thursday accredited five Ambassadors to the sub-regional group, with Commission President using [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: ICRC takes aid to 250,000 people in northern Mali

29 june 2015 - 17:51:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the Malian Red Cross [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 'Thousands face starvation in South Susan', warns ICRC

10 june 2015 - 17:54:32
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Wednesday that urgent action needs [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: ICRC says humanitarian situation in Leer 'desperate'

26 may 2015 - 14:46:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Residents slowly returning to the South Sudanese town of Leer, in the aftermath of fighting [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: 'Humanitarian crisis in lake Chad region requires huge long-term efforts'

21 may 2015 - 14:16:55
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has called [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese govt, rebels trade accusations over hundreds killed in South Kordufan

19 april 2015 - 14:31:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Government and rebels have been trading accusations in South Kordufan state, some 700 km south-west of Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official spotlights dangers of prison overcrowding

17 april 2015 - 09:35:36
New York, US (PANA) - With over 10 million people in prisons worldwide, prison overcrowding has reached epidemic proportions in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights concerned over spate of violent attacks in Mali

15 april 2015 - 08:49:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it is deeply disturbed at the [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: ICRC calls for support, protection of women in conflict zones

07 march 2015 - 17:09:39
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Crescent have called for [...] Full text...

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