http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/news-feed.xml ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross /eng/home/rss-feed/th_rss_feed.gif http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/news-feed.xml Just back from a visit to Syria, Béatrice Mégevand-Roggo, head of ICRC operations in the Middle East, gives her assessment of the situation from a humanitarian viewpoint in that violence-racked country and provides a glimpse of the work being done by the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to help the people affected. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/interview/2012/syria-interview-2012-02-03.htm Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 2012-02-03T00:00:00+01:00 The ICRC regrets the decision of the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen to terminate the agreement under which the ICRC was allowed to deliver emergency food aid in Al-Shabaab administered areas of Somalia. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/somalia-news-2012-02-02.htm Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:29:30 GMT 2012-02-01T17:29:30+01:00 Khartoum/Geneva/Ankara (ICRC) – The ICRC facilitated the handover today of five Turkish citizens released by the Justice and Equality Movement to a representative of the Turkish embassy in Khartoum. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/sudan-news-2012-02-02.htm Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:32:42 GMT 2012-02-02T16:32:42+01:00 The new Nasiriya physical rehabilitation centre opened today will treat 500 patients a year, providing them with artificial limbs and rehabilitation services. The ICRC has built the centre in coordination with the Iraqi health authorities. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/iraq-news-2012-31-01.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:01:52 GMT 2012-01-31T09:01:52+01:00 Over the past three years risks to health-care workers treating the wounded in the city of Ciudad Juarez have increased. Attacks on facilities and patients have become more common, hindering patients' access to health care. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2012/mexico-feature-health-care-danger-2012-01-30.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:35:03 GMT 2012-01-30T11:35:03+01:00 ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied territories, e-newsletter, January 2012 http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/field-newsletter/2012/palestine-israel-newsletter-january-2012.htm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57:30 GMT 2012-01-27T14:57:30+01:00 Volunteer first-aid workers from the Equatorial Guinea Red Cross Society and the Gabonese Red Cross Society are standing by during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, ready to take action if needed. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/cameroon-news-2012-01-25.htm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:05:58 GMT 2012-01-24T09:05:58+01:00 The recent closure of the ICRC's office in Salloum marks the end of a remarkable emergency operation in Egypt to assist people affected by the Libyan crisis. Thierry Ribaux, deputy head of the ICRC's Egypt delegation, explains how it all began and ended. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/interview/2012/egypt-salloum-interview-2012-01-26.htm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:58:45 GMT 2012-01-26T11:58:45+01:00 Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, secretary-general of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and president of its Idlib branch, was shot and killed today near Khan Shaykhun on the Halab-Damascus Highway. The shooting occurred as he was returning to Idlib in a vehicle clearly marked with the red crescent emblem after attending meetings at Syrian Arab Red Crescent headquarters in Damascus. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2012/syria-news-2011-01-25.htm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:58 GMT 2012-01-25T18:09:58+01:00 A round-up of activities carried out by the ICRC in Lebanon in 2011. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/field-newsletter/2012/lebanon-newsletter-2012-01-23.htm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 2012-01-24T00:00:00+01:00