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Red Cross defends keeping Guantanamo detainee records confidential
The pre-trial hearing on the five suspected 9/11 plotters continued Tuesday… …
Militants attacked Red Cross office in Afghanistan
Militants attacked a Red Cross office in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, on Wednesday, officials said, with gunfire erupting in the area. “Initial information shows that at least two gunmen have taken position inside the office of the Red Cross and gunfire is continuing, there has also been an explosion,” provincial…
Hope guides visitors through revamped Red Cross Museum
Hope and human resilience are the guiding themes of the new permanent exhibit at Geneva’s International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, which will finally re-open its doors this week after a nearly two-year makeover. “It was important to have the museum be a museum of hope, to show that…
Hurricane victims left homeless claim Red Cross has abandoned them
Two dozen victims of Hurricane Sandy are protesting in New York after the Red Cross cut off aid to them, reported WPIX New York. The protestors represent about 120 families. Initially, the nonprofit offered victims left homeless a weekly $100 stipend, as well as providing shelter in hotels. But now,…
Syria president backs work of ‘impartial’ Red Cross
President Bashar al-Assad told Red Cross chief Peter Maurer on Tuesday that he supports the work of the aid group in Syria so long as it remains “impartial and independent,” state televisionreported. “President Assad assured the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross that he welcomed the humanitarian operations carried out by the committee on the ground in Syria,…
Red Cross worried about civilians in ‘increasingly ethnic’ Congo conflict
An intensification in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has left increasing numbers of civilians at risk of attacks, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. “The abuse of the civilian population we have been seeing in recent months is extremely worrying and contrary to all basic humanitarian principles,” said Franz…
U.S. blood supply dips to ‘emergency’ level: Red Cross
WASHINGTON — The blood supply maintained by the US Red Cross has fallen to “emergency levels” as donations have ebbed due in part to an early warm weather spell, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. “The current blood supply is at extremely low levels,” Red Cross spokeswoman Stephanie Millian told AFP.…
Red Cross suspends aid in Pakistan after worker’s murder
The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled foreign staff to the capital, following the brutal murder of a British worker. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had suspended activities run from the southern port city of Karachi and…
Syria forces ‘kill 58 civilians,’ Red Cross calls for truce
DAMASCUS — Syrian forces killed 58 civilians Tuesday as they blitzed the city of Homs and a village in Idlib province, monitors said, as the Red Cross sought a truce to deliver aid and the UN demanded access for humanitarian workers. The latest killings came as Russia, a key ally…
Red Cross calls for halt to Syrian violence to deliver humanitarian aid
The Red Cross said Monday it was in talks with the Syrian authorities and rebels to halt the violence so that it can deliver aid, amid calls to allow women and children out of the besieged city of Homs. President Bashar al-Assad, meanwhile, again accused foreigners of funding and arming…
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