ICRC [to 2 July 2016]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new
Selected News Releases and Articles

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Lebanon: Collection of biological samples renews hope for families of the missing
Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross has begun collecting Biological Reference Samples (BRS) from the families of people who went missing during the Lebanese civil war, in a step to help ease the suffering of relatives left in
01-07-2016 | News release

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Juan Arredondo wins Humanitarian Visa d’Or for photojournalism on children and conflict in Colombia
The jury of the sixth edition of the ICRC’s Humanitarian Visa d’Or has unanimously awarded the photojournalism prize to Juan Arredondo for his work entitled “Born into conflict: child soldiers in Colombia”. Between 2014 and 2016 the Colombian photoj
29-06-2016 | News release

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South Sudan: New fighting forces thousands of civilians to flee
Renewed clashes in and around Wau, in northwestern South Sudan, have forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes. The ICRC is seriously concerned by the immediate humanitarian consequences on the civilian population.
25-06-2016 | News release

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Sudan: ICRC postpones operation to transfer detainees
The ICRC in Khartoum has postponed an operation scheduled for 23 and 24 June, to transfer detainees held by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, to the Sudanese authorities in Khartoum.
25-06-2016 | News release

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Colombia: Cease-fire agreement major step towards peace
The ICRC shares the optimism regarding the partial agreement signed today by the Colombian government and FARC-EP, putting a permanent end to hostilities.
23-06-2016 | Statement