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Yemen prisoner swap begins as first plane departs
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, ICRC Yemen said, "A plane chartered by the ICRC took off from #Sanaa to #Aden, carrying 125 former detainees. An ICRC plane took off from #Sana to #Adele, carrying 35 former detainees. A number of ICRC staff are on board the two planes, and they receive support from @Yemen
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About 10,000 Ukrainians living in 'dire conditions' in Bakhmut amid confli
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, about 10,000 Ukrainian civilians have been living in dire conditions, Al Jazeera reported citing the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday.
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UNICEF announces cash aid for Afghanistan's poor families
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced cash aid for 100000 poor families in Afghanistan to help them survive the upcoming winter.
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International committee bestows Renowned Optometrist and CEO of Tiya lens
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI/PNN): Maadhava Reddy, a renowned Optometrist and CEO of Tiya lens, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate in the field of Optometry and Optical by an international committee in California.
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Humanitarian needs of Afghans rising: Red Cross Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): There is no end to the crisis in Afghanistan as more as more people are compelled to live on the streets and struggle to find food, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated, highlighting increasing need for humanitarian aid in the country.
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Red Cross to deploy specialists to Olenivka after Ukrainian military attac
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 1 (ANI): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday said that it is ready to deploy specialists to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) town of Olenivka in the Donbas region where 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed after the Ukrainian mil
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Russia invites UN, Red Cross to probe shelling of Olenivka pre-trial deten
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI): Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to participate in the investigation into the Ukrainian military attack on a pre-trial detention centre near Olenivka in the Donbas region with HIMARS rocket systems which killed 53 Ukrainian
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About 300 civilians may remain on territory of Azovstal plant in Mariupol:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mariupol [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): About 300 civilians may remain on the territory adjacent to the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where the remaining Ukrainian forces have been hiding since the takeover of the port city by the Russian troops, a resident evacuated from the territory
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Red Cross calls for 'immediate and unimpeded' passage for civilians to lea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an "immediate and unimpeded" humanitarian access for the evacuation of civilians and the wounded from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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Afghanistan: PM orders probe into rising number of beggars on Kabul roads
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund held a cabinet meeting with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office as the number of beggars is rising in Kabul.
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ICRC ramps up humanitarian operations in Africa amid food security crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is ramping up humanitarian operations in ten African countries to support an additional 2.8 million people facing a food security crisis.
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ICRC willing to facilitate evacuation via humanitarian corridors in Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] March 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is eager to work on establishing humanitarian corridors in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian military operation, ICRC President Peter Maurer said in an interview with Sputnik.
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