Sudan war: Gunmen kill two ICRC drivers in South Darfur
03 may 2024 - 09:15:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – Gunmen on Thursday killed two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – Gunmen on Thursday killed two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [...] Full text...
More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid in DRC as violence in eastern provinces intensifies
01 april 2024 - 12:56:24Kinshasa, 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 - 07:15:55Maputo, 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 - 06:26:03Geneva, 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 - 07:21:30Geneva, 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 - 10:51:47Geneva, 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 - 06:42:24Port 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 - 07:35:16Addis 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 - 06:55:33New 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 - 18:16:56Cairo, 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 - 19:42:08Khartoum, 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 - 11:37:01Khartoum, 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 - 08:15:35Geneva, 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 - 17:24:37Khartoum, 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 - 14:34:32Geneva, 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 - 15:22:27Cairo, 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 - 13:41:43Khartoum, 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 - 12:49:57Cairo, 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 - 06:44:23Geneva, 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 - 17:50:57New 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 - 14:39:49Tripoli, 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 - 04:48:17Khartoum, 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 - 00:07:12Khartoum, 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 - 16:13:57Geneva, 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 - 14:36:10Tripoli, 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 - 06:45:41New 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 - 12:30:15Khartoum, 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 - 20:03:55artoum, 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 - 19:01:37Khartoum, 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 - 12:54:44Khartoum, 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 - 18:25:57Tripoli, 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 - 17:53:24New 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 - 15:52:11Khartoum, 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 - 09:10:53Khartoum, 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 - 09:40:56Khartoum, 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 - 05:27:05New 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 - 20:27:19Port 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 - 11:15:50Khartoum, 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 - 12:31:30Addis 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 - 11:16:53Khartoum, 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 - 13:48:58Bamako, 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 - 19:47:08Khartoum, 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 - 16:03:02Tripoli, 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 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, 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 - 07:22:46Bamako, 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 - 05:26:08New 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 - 18:24:01Tripoli, 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 - 05:36:20Addis 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 - 14:13:08Addis 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 - 11:58:15Tripoli, 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 - 11:43:16Tripoli, 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 - 13:40:03Nairobi, 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 - 22:42:46Abuja, 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 - 20:49:23Tripoli, 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 - 12:25:50Tripoli, 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 - 10:33:44Dar 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 - 18:36:33Tripoli, 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 - 11:51:18Ouagadougou, 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 - 19:13:11Geneva, 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 - 18:14:44Addis 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 - 14:42:44Khartoum, 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 - 14:08:53Pretoria, 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 - 22:11:13Nairobi, 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 - 12:10:27Nairobi, 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 - 15:55:33Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:26:18Geneva,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 - 16:42:56Tripoli, 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 - 04:14:28New 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 - 15:45:36Ouagadougou, 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 - 11:23:03Nairobi, 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 - 16:46:07Geneva, 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 - 17:06:42Geneva, 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 - 15:50:42Ouagadougou, 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 - 09:45:37Tripoli, 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 - 16:54:43Niamey, 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 - 23:42:38Geneva, 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 - 15:05:14Abidjan, 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 - 06:03:43Brazzaville, 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 - 19:38:24Tripoli, 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 - 17:03:47Tripoli, 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 - 17:45:53Tripoli, 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 - 23:54:49Ouagadougou, 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 - 17:22:14Khartoum, 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 - 11:26:43Khartoum, 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 - 16:05:00Niamey, 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 - 16:16:41Geneva, 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 - 14:56:40Ouagadougou, 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 - 21:44:14Banjul, 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 - 19:49:42Banjul, 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 - 22:57:14Abidjan, 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 - 18:03:53Abidjan, 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 - 09:42:01New 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 - 12:52:36Abuja, 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 - 17:39:39Nairobi, 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 - 23:18:45Ouagadougou, 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 - 22:15:33Nairobi, 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 - 15:31:05Nairobi, 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 - 12:53:39Abidjan, 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 - 20:14:45Niamey, 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 - 23:29:43Abidjan, 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 - 14:18:06Abuja, 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 - 17:52:42Nairobi, 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 - 18:13:57Abuja, 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 - 11:47:48Abidjan, 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 - 15:50:18Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:52:26Abidjan, 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 - 18:27:47Ouagadougou, 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 - 10:32:53Oslo, 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 - 13:52:35Tripoli, 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 - 22:24:04Tripoli, 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 - 22:57:31Tripoli, 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 - 12:24:46Bamako, 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 - 17:08:07Tripoli, 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 - 06:04:46Geneva, 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 - 13:17:17Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:08:29Geneva, 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 - 21:06:12Niamey, 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 - 16:23:18Brussels, 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 - 11:24:43Nairobi, 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 - 11:21:30Tripoli, 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 - 11:36:42Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:42:32Nairobi, 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 - 13:19:34Nairobi, 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 - 04:53:50New 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 - 14:45:52Abuja, 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 - 08:20:04Abuja, 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 - 12:03:16Abuja, 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 - 05:21:17Abuja, 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 - 09:49:07Kinshasa, 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 - 16:13:03Nairobi, 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 - 05:52:19Khartoum, 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 - 15:36:14Nairobi, 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 - 09:58:38Geneva, 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 - 20:37:51New 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 - 11:46:00Kinshasa, 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 - 08:34:55Bamako, 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 - 10:06:13Nairobi, 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 - 10:14:14Bangui, 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 - 17:04:52Mogadishu, 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 - 19:53:25Abuja, 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 - 17:50:54Geneva, 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 - 11:44:36Geneva, 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 - 12:58:19Geneva,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 - 09:55:26Khartoum, 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 - 20:35:33Nairobi, 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 - 17:46:13Nairobi, 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 - 18:18:24Monrovia, 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 - 13:03:48Dakar, 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 - 10:34:12Geneva, 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 - 19:40:05Freetown, 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 - 12:12:51Bangui, 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 - 10:59:41Nairobi, 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 - 11:31:43New 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 - 11:22:43New 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 - 11:21:58New 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 - 11:43:02New 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 - 11:06:59Geneva, 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 - 14:34:01Washington, 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 - 10:52:14Tripoli, 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 - 18:42:33Nairobi, 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 - 10:44:45Baidoa, 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 - 13:26:34Nairobi, 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 - 09:03:09Nairobi, 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 - 09:43:52Kigali, 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 - 19:33:13Abuja, 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 - 17:10:04Khartoum, 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 - 13:37:45Khartoum, 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 - 13:04:32Khartoum, 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 - 19:50:08Khartoum, 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 - 15:10:06Abuja, 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 - 16:55:03Khartoum, 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 - 10:35:07Abuja, 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 - 11:48:26Port-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 - 16:04:50New 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 - 14:26:08Khartoum, 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 - 13:32:15Tripoli, 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 - 10:17:53Khartoum, 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 - 19:01:47Khartoum, 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 - 18:26:58Khartoum, 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 - 19:19:18Bangui, 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 - 20:51:09Niamey, 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 - 11:58:23Khartoum, 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 - 17:45:14Abuja, 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 - 17:51:38Abidjan, 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 - 17:54:32Juba, 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 - 14:46:23Juba, 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 - 14:16:55Abidjan, 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 - 14:31:53Khartoum, 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 - 09:35:36New 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 - 08:49:52New 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 - 17:09:39Abidjan, 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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Côte d’Ivoire: Red Cross denounces violence against personnel
06 march 2015 - 14:20:22Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Crescent have expressed concerns [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: “Snapshot book” helps children find missing loved ones
05 march 2015 - 14:25:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Using a Snapshot book, the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has managed to reunite [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: 5,000 migrants died in 2014, says IMO
19 december 2014 - 11:39:19Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – On the occasion of celebrations marking the International migrants’ day Thursday, the Managing Director of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ICRC says South Sudan crisis must not be forgotten
14 december 2014 - 09:52:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International humanitarian organizations on Sunday warned that, with concerns over South Sudan across the world, the [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: ICRC concerned about situation of civilians in Libya
29 november 2014 - 14:31:50Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent have expressed [...] Full text...
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Libya: Nearly 400 people killed in two months of fighting in Benghazi
29 november 2014 - 12:45:41Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – Nearly 400 people have been killed in two months of fighting in eastern Libyan city of [...] Full text...
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Côte-d'Ivoire: ICRC, Morocco sign agreement to formalize relations
24 november 2014 - 19:15:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Moroccan government and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed an agreement [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Red Cross President warns S. Sudan humanitarian disaster deteriorates
01 november 2014 - 16:21:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudan conflict is risking millions of lives and requires urgent political intervention to [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban tells South Sudan leaders to 'heal suffering they caused'
25 september 2014 - 23:00:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday in New York blamed the dire humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...
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