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Geneva/Kiev (ICRC) – In Donetsk last night, an ICRC staff member and eight volunteers from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society were taken away by a group of armed men and interrogated. All of them were released after a few hours. One…

Saying the road to recovery will be long, the International Federation of Red Cross, which includes the Philippine Red Cross, and Red Crescent Societies are now laying out a three-year recovery plan costing 320 million Swiss francs (P16…

8 May is Red Cross Red Crescent Day. Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, talk about the common…

The massive tornado tore that hit the centra U.S on Sunday create a massive destruction and people dead. The damage in Arkansas is reportedly "widespread" a spokesman for the state's governor tells CNN, with multiple reports of…

120 days before the 5th Samaritan Contest, we kick off the Year of Youth in First Aid! 2014 will have the motto “Youth Engaged in First Aid – Heroes without Superpowers”. We aim to promote first aid training, particularly…

Geneva (ICRC) – On the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is issuing a report on "Violent incidents affecting the delivery of health care," based on a large number of recorded…

Search operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues: here below Update 19 from AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) Today’s search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and…

Today all the Red Cross fans stand in solidarity with millions of volunteers who put their communities first. #REDforSYRIA #withsyria is the hashtag to demonstrate our solidarity. "Stand with us - write Red Cross on the…

Ashtead Technology, the subsea equipment solutions leader, has donated £20,000 of equipment to SARbot, the UK’s only underwater rescue association. Ashtead Technology has donated a Bowtech near SIT aluminium camera, specific for…

For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the Red Cross willset up a food aid programme for the British population. The international humanitarian organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to respond to the increase in…