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ISS: Keeping the humanitarian sector in Africa safe from digital threats

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Last month’s cyber-attack on the International Committee of the Red Cross and its affiliated bodies showed that the humanitarian community isn’t immune from cybercrime....

Syrian youth still paying high price for decade of war: Red...

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Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade of war and still have to face rebuilding their shattered homeland, the International Committee...

Libya’s humanitarian crisis deepens, talks needed: Red Cross says

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Libya’s humanitarian crisis is worsening, compounded by the halt of oil operations, blockade of ports, and spread of COVID-19, the head of the International...

War’s terrifying reality made virtual by Red Cross

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The crack of a sniper round strikes terror as you crouch behind a cinder-block wall. An explosion rips into your ear drums. Down the street...

EU security does not justify African migrants’ suffering – Red Cross

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Europe is increasing the suffering of African migrants trying to cross the Sahara, the Red Cross chief said urging lawmakers not to...

Red Cross worker killed in South Sudan

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The Red Cross halted operations across a third of South Sudan after gunmen shot dead a staff member, in what the UN...

Red Cross says six volunteers killed in Central African Republic

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Six Red Cross volunteers were killed in an attack on a health centre in southeast Central African Republic on August 3, the...

Red Cross worker killed in Central African Republic

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An unidentified armed group in Central African Republic shot and killed a Red Cross worker in a town where more than 100...

Migrants die after truck breakdown in Sahara desert

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More than 40 West African migrants died in the Sahara desert after their truck broke down in arid northern Niger, the Red...

Red Cross finds bodies in CAR diamond mining town

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Red Cross workers found 115 bodies in the Central African Republic diamond mining town Bangassou after days of militia attacks, the president...

Situation in Syria constitutes international armed conflict – Red Cross

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The situation in Syria now "amounts to an international armed conflict" after U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base, the International...

Red Cross worker shot dead in Mali

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A local worker for the International Committee of the Red Cross was shot dead in the northern Mali town of Gao on...

Three Red Cross staff kidnapped in DR Congo are free –...

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Three Red Cross staff members kidnapped last week in eastern DR Congo in an attack blamed by a rights group on Rwandan...

Three Red Cross workers kidnapped in DR Congo by suspected rebels

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Three Red Cross staff members have been kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack blamed by a rights group...

Burundi rebel group hands back officer seized last month

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A Burundian army officer who had been captured by a rebel group last month was handed back to his unit on Saturday,...

Three Red Cross workers missing in Mali are free and safe:...

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Three workers with International Committee of the Red Cross who went missing in northern Mali last week are free and in good...

Three Red Cross officials missing in northern Mali

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Three officials with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been missing since Saturday in northern Mali, a spokesman for...

Tunisian woman working for Red Cross in Yemen kidnapped in capital

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Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home...

Tunisian woman working for Red Cross in Yemen kidnapped in capital

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Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home...

Scale of South Sudan sexual violence is unprecedented – Red Cross

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Women in South Sudan have suffered unprecedented levels of sexual violence in the last two years, including abduction, rape, forced marriage and...

Red Cross driver killed in north Mali attack

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Gunmen killed a driver with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday in an attack on his aid truck...

Red Cross Ebola teams in Guinea attacked 10 times a month

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Red Cross teams in Ebola-hit Guinea have been attacked on average 10 times a month over the past year, the charity said...

Red Cross says prolonged Libya fighting displaces tens of thousands

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Fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and in the west of the country has displaced tens of thousands since the summer...

ICRC seeks record $1.7 billion for humanitarian work in 2015

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed on Thursday for a record 1.6 billion Swiss francs ($1.66 billion) to respond...

Red Cross worker killed, dozens injured in Central African Republic clashes

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A local Red Cross worker was shot dead and at least 31 people were injured in fighting between militia and international peacekeepers...

Red Cross suspends Libya operation after murder

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is suspending operations in Libya while it investigates the killing of a staff member...

Red Cross official shot dead in Libyan city of Sirte

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Gunmen shot dead an official at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the central Libyan city of Sirte on...

Red Cross boosts South Sudan aid, plans first airdrops in years

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was planning its first airdrops in almost two decades and...

Killings continue in CAR

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At least nine people died in new clashes over the weekend and on Monday in Central African Republic's capital Red Cross officials...

Red Cross worker killed in Central African Republic

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A Red Cross worker was killed on Saturday in the north of the Central African Republic, amid escalating religious violence that peacekeepers...

Red Cross says vehicle carrying five disappears in northern Mali

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The Red Cross said on Monday that one of its vehicles carrying five people went missing two days ago in northern Mali...

Seven dead in tit-for-tat killings in Central African Republic

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Seven people died in inter-religious attacks and reprisal killings in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner said,...

Burnt bodies dumped in Central African Republic’s capital

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The Red Cross in the Central African Republic said on Wednesday it had found 11 corpses, most burnt beyond recognition, dumped in...

Gunmen abduct six Red Cross workers and local volunteer in Syria

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Gunmen abducted six Red Cross aid workers and a local volunteer of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in northwest Syria on Sunday,...

Adopting an effective Arms Trade Treaty: A humanitarian imperative

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In many parts of the world, weapons are easy to obtain and armed violence pervasive as a result of the poorly regulated...

One killed, 8 wounded in Nairobi blast: Red Cross

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An explosion in the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi evening killed one person and wounded eight, the Kenyan Red Cross said. "Eight casualties...

Fighting halts aid mission into Libyan siege city

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A Red Cross convoy carrying aid to relieve a humanitarian crisis in Libya's besieged city of Sirte had to turn back because...

Red Cross visits Syrian jail, raids near Turkey

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Syria has opened its main prison in Damascus to the Red Cross, the organisation said, a move that could help reveal the...

Laws of war must be obeyed: Mgwebi

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The Law of Armed Conflict places a duty upon states to respect, and ensure respect, for its underlying legal instruments in all...

Mass grave found in violent Abidjan district

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A field where children once played football has become a mass grave, Red Cross officials say, a reminder of lingering fighting between...

Muslim-Christian clashes kill 460 in Nigerian city

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The death toll after four days of clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in the Nigerian city of Jos and nearby communities...