International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

'Accelerated aging' prevalent in Guantanamo inmates: ICRC

Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated ageing", a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday
23 April 2023, 07:48 AM

UN chief's visit to highlight need for more global support for Rohingyas

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank (WB) Group President Dr Jim Yong Kim will visit Bangladesh on July 1-2 to see the severity of Rohingya situation and UN agencies' engagement in the camps.
29 June 2018, 04:21 AM

ICRC’s chief to visit Rohingya camps

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, will visit both Myanmar and Bangladesh from June 25 to July 3 to observe the international organisation's work in the Rakhine State and Cox’s Bazar.
21 June 2018, 14:04 PM

A wake-up call for the UN

Under no circumstances should they (health workers) be punished for providing medical care which is in line with medical ethics. The doctor of your enemy is not your enemy.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM