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World Red Cross Red Crescent Day In Action (Medical News Today)

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Today, as the American Red Cross joins other Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies around the world in responding to the cyclone in Myanmar, it also marks the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder of what is today known as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Source : Medical News Today (subscribe)

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Where next for humanitarian assistance? (Global Dashboard)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:26:34 GMT

I’m over in Geneva, where I’ve just been presenting to the IASC, which is composed of the heads of the world's largest humanitarian agencies (including UN agencies like WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP and the WHO; NGOs like Oxfam; and the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement). Here’s my presentation, which uses food prices as a springboard from which [...]

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Sri Lanka: Red Cross Red Crescent Movement condemns murder of Red Cross volunteer (Relief Web)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:44:30 GMT

Date: 17 Dec 2007 Source: ICRC

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Red Cross Red Crescent Movement condemns murder of Sri Lanka Red Cross volunteer (CICR)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:19:59 GMT

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement strongly condemns the abduction and murder of a volunteer of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society in Jaffna on 14 December.

Source : CICR (subscribe)

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Countries pledge to increase efforts to protect journalists in armed conflicts

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:43:00 GMT

[JURIST] Seven countries on Friday committed to new efforts to protect journalists and their crews in armed conflicts following the conclusion of a meeting in Switzerland of the 194 signatories of the Geneva Conventions. The 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement [official website] focused in part on the role of international humanitarian law in protecting...

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Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference rallies international community to tackle humanitarian challenges (CICR)

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:43:40 GMT

The 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ended with a commitment from some 1,500 representatives of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and of States party to the Geneva Conventions to stronger collaborative humanitarian action.

Source : CICR (subscribe)

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Red Cross and Red Crescent adopt new strategy to restore family links (CICR)

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:00:42 GMT

Geneva (ICRC) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has adopted a 10-year strategy aimed at strengthening help for families separated by armed conflict, natural disaster or cross-border migration to restore contact with their loved ones.

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