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Red Cross: Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray region struggle to deliver care

Improved security in Ethiopia's Tigray region since a November ceasefire has allowed aid to reach some previously inaccessible areas, but humanitarian needs remain urgent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Reuters

Red Cross chief: major prisoner swap deal is option in Russia-Ukraine war

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that a major prisoner of war swap deal was a "possibility" in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Reuters

Drought, Floods Push Yemenis to Breaking Point

The International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday that the climate crisis is pushing Yemeni communities already reeling from almost eight years of conflict to the breaking point. Yemeni farmers, relying on agriculture and livestock for their survival, have seen their livelihoods destroyed by extreme drought, devastating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected

The Independent UK

Red Cross visits POWs held by Russia and Ukraine, commends progress

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gained access to both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war last week and more visits are planned in what it described in a Thursday statement as "important progress".

Reuters

First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray

Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

Reuters

Inside the painstaking search for five million decaying bombs in Cambodia

On a steep and slippery hillside beside a quiet village in Battambang province in north-west Cambodia, a small team is hard at work clearing land mines from conflicts decades ago.

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Russian official says 'practical' issues delay visit to POWs

A Russian diplomat says the International Committee of the Red Cross has conducted at least five visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war since Russia invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK

Red Cross frustrated by lack of access to PoWs in Russian-occupied Donetsk

ICRC responds to criticism from Zelenskiy, saying it is being refused entry to Olenivka prison

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Red Cross inactive on prisoners of war

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday accused the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) of inaction in upholding the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war and urged it to undertake a mission to a camp in the Russian-occupied east of the country.

Reuters

A Ukrainian city struggles after Russian forces blew up its water supply

Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

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GCC Confirms Importance of Enhancing Joint Cooperation with ICRC

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The 'mistaken perception' of the Red Cross

The Red Cross has rapidly ramped up its response to new levels in Ukraine but its role is still misunderstood by many, Jo Moir reports.

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U.S. accuses Russia of war crime by forcibly deporting Ukrainians

The United States accused Moscow of committing a war crime on Wednesday by forcibly deporting Ukrainians to Russia and said it has information that Russian officials are overseeing so-called filtration operations.

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Red Cross denied access to prisoners at Russian-held Olenivka despite 'intense' talks -ICRC chief

Red Cross officials have failed to secure access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka where dozens were killed in an attack in July, the head of the international aid group said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

ICRC: Floods Caused Havoc in Yemen

Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital infrastructure, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a report on Wednesday. The floods have also moved unexploded ordnance to residential and…

Reuters

Resume aid to Taliban-run Afghanistan, Red Cross urges

The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan's state institutions to ease an "unbearable" humanitarian situation there.

The Independent UK

Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved ones

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian officials press for information on prison attack

Ukrainian officials say they are struggling to establish the truth surrounding an explosion that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured by the Russians following the fall of Mariupol

Reuters

Red Cross renews appeal to visit site of Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of Friday's attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, it said on Sunday, condemning the incident at the Olenivka facility.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelensky Urges Evacuation of Ukraine's Frontline Donetsk

Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces. The eastern Donetsk region has faced the brunt of…

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Zelensky calls for mass evacuation from the Donetsk region

‘The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill’

The Guardian - UK

PoW families wait for news following Donetsk prison attack that killed 50

Wives of prisoners unsure whether loved ones survived blast in Olenivka as Russia and Ukraine blame each other

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen’s Ancient Honey Production a Victim of War, Climate Change

For Yemeni beekeeper Mohammed Saif, honey production used to be a lucrative business but years of war and climate change have taken the buzz out of the family hives. The business, handed down from father to son, "is slowly disappearing", Saif told AFP. "The bees are being hit by strange…

Al Jazeera

Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs

Russia and Ukraine trade accusations after dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in Russian-occupied Donetsk.

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