ICRC [to 30 May 2015]
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South Africa: ICRC and SADC sign memorandum of understanding
News release
29 May 2015
Pretoria (ICRC) – The ICRC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen relations between them and improve coordination of their activities.

Lebanon: Meeting the need for water
News release
29 May 2015
Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern Lebanon, today. The projects were carried out in cooperation with the Bekaa Water Establishment (BWE).

Yemen: Local ceasefires are a rare chance to save lives
News release
28 May 2015

ICRC president calls on EU to up humanitarian efforts for world’s most pressing crises
News release
27 May 2015
Brussels (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer has called on the EU to up its humanitarian efforts to help stabilize swathes of the Middle East and Africa gripped by crisis. He also called upon governments to embrace the urgent humanitarian imperative in their response to the Mediterranean migration crisis, itself fuelled by conflict and instability in countries of origin.

Philippines: Promoting international standards among senior police officers
27-05-2015 | News release
To enrich their understanding of international policing standards and international humanitarian law, around 20 senior officers of the …

Georgia: Regional conference on “ambiguous loss” theory gathers experts in Tbilisi
A conference exploring ambiguous loss – a phenomenon that affects the relatives of people who go missing, often in conflict …
26-05-2015 | News release

Red Cross Red Crescent Mediterranean Platform on Migration calls to stop labelling people on the move as ‘illegal’
San Marino/Geneva, 26 May 2015: National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from …
26-05-2015 | News release

Niger: Thousands displaced from Lake Chad islands
Niamey/Geneva (ICRC) – The situation is deteriorating in Diffa in Niger, just across the border from north-eastern Nigeria. The International Committee of the …
26-05-2015 | News release

South Sudan: Desperate humanitarian situation in Leer
Residents slowly returning to the South Sudanese town of Leer, in the aftermath of fighting in and around the town last week, say they have little or no …
25-05-2015 | News release