ICRC [to 13 February 2016]

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ICRC [to 13 February 2016]
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13-02-2016 | News release
Philippines: Red Cross extends assistance to people affected by Typhoon Melor
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has scaled up its humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of families who have lost their homes and livelihoods after the onslaught of Typhoon Melor (local name: Nona).

Yemen: Desperately needed medical supplies reach Taiz
Sana’a/Geneva – A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has managed to enter the city of Taiz, one of the worst-affected places in Yemen’s fighting, and deliver life-saving medical supplies.
13-02-2016 | News release

Yemen: Staggering crisis, insufficient response
Dominik Stillhart, director of operations at the ICRC has just concluded a three-day visit to war-torn Yemen. “I am appalled by what Yemenis are having to endure,” said Mr Stillhart.
11-02-2016 | News release

Our humanitarian action in Colombia
While the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) are making headway, there is no respite from the everyday armed violence in Colombia.
11-02-2016 | Article

Syria: Aid stepped up amidst heavy fighting in Aleppo province
As the humanitarian situation deteriorates in northern Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it is increasing the amount of aid for people caught up in the latest round of violence.
10-02-2016 | News release

Georgia/South Ossetia: Ninth meeting held in Ergneti to seek answers on fate of missing persons from conflicts of 1990s and 2008
ICRC – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has chaired the ninth meeting of the coordination mechanism for clarifying the fate and whereabouts of people who have been missing since the conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 and their
10-02-2016 | News release

Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia receive international humanitarian law manual
The ICRC has donated 480 copies of a new training manual on the law of armed conflict to the Armed Forces of Liberia.
09-02-2016 | News release