International Committee Of The Red Cross
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Red Cross augmented reality app gives riveting look at war through child’s eyesThe Red Cross has launched an augmented reality app called Enter The Room that transports people into the room of a child in a war-torn city.CanadaMar 9, 2018
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12 people treated for exposure to chemical weapons agents in 4 days in Mosul: UNTwelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic State is fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, the United Nations said on Saturday.WorldMar 4, 2017
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Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State gunmen in AfghanistanSuspected Islamic State gunmen killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday as they carried supplies.WorldFeb 8, 2017
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UN suspends aid after ‘callous attack’ on convoy as Syria ceasefire collapsesThe UN suspended aid convoys across Syria on Tuesday a day after an air strike hit relief trucks near the city of Aleppo, killing at least one aid workerWorldSep 20, 2016
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New drone footage captures catastrophic damage in Iraqi city of RamadiNewly released drone footage aims to show the utter destruction and suffering in Syria and Iraq after years of conflict in the neighbouring countries.WorldJul 5, 2016
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How bad is Syria’s human crisis? We don’t know because we can’t get inThe human rights workers calling for hundreds of starving people to be airlifted urgently don’t know if Madaya is typical of besieged Syrian towns because they can’t access the most desperate areas.WorldJan 12, 2016
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Red Cross aid plane arrives in Yemen’s rebel-held capitalThe International Committee of the Red Cross says a plane loaded with badly needed aid has landed in Yemen's rebel-held capital.WorldApr 11, 2015
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Baird makes no promises on Canadian Forces’ cluster bomb useBaird made no promises he would back down from a clause that would allow Canada to be involved in the use of cluster bombs in joint operations with the US.CanadaOct 25, 2013
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Gunmen kidnap 7 International Red Cross workers in northern SyriaGunmen abducted six Red Cross workers and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer after stopping their convoy early Sunday in northwestern Syria, a spokesman said, in the latest high-profile kidnapping in the country's civil war.WorldOct 13, 2013
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