International Committee of the Red Cross

The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.

Primary web addresses

http://www.icrc.org

webmaster.gva@icrc.org

Main Address

International Committee of the Red Cross
19 avenue de la Paix
CH 1202 Geneva

Paese

Svizzera

External phone number

41 22 730 23 84

Main Telephone

41 (22) 734 6001

Data adesione

15.10.1999

Citazioni

Iraq Humanitarian Situation 'Critical'

17.03.2008 Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country is among the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report issued today.

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Temi/paesi correlati: [Iraq]

Foto: Red Cross, Crescent and Crystal

Video Links For Bagram Detainees and Families

14.01.2008 The International Red Cross and the U.S. have introduced a programme to enable the approximately 600 prisoners at the US jail in Bagram, Afghanistan, to communicate with their families via video-teleconference calls.

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Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] [Afghanistan]

Plight of Missing People Highlighted

30.08.2007 The Red Cross is marking International Day of the Disappeared by calling on the international community to renew its commitment to addressing the plight of missing people and their families and unveiling a report, Missing Persons � A Hidden Tragedy.
+ Amnesty Int'l: Enforced Disappearances Are Not a Thing of the Past

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Foto: Day of the Disappeared

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