The Irish Red Cross Syria Crisis Appeal is continuing to support families affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.  The displacement of millions of people across Syria has resulted in complete ...

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Humanitarian needs in Aleppo are enormous, according to personnel from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who have just concluded a five-day visit to Aleppo governorate together with ...

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Irish Red Cross Secretary General, Donal Forde, will this week (19 - 21 February) visit the Zaatari and Al Halabat refugee camps in Jordan, where tens of thousands of Syrian ...

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Following her visit to Idlib in northern Syria, the head of the ICRC’s Damascus delegation Marianne Gasser explains how the conflict is affecting people there and how the Red Cross ...

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Syrians who fled conflict at home and took shelter in neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, have been living away from their homeland for more than 18 months. ...

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It all began during the Battle of Solferino in 1859.  By sending a message from a wounded young man to his parents, Henry Dunant made the first gesture illustrating what the Red ...

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The Irish Red Cross Syria Appeal continues to assist those in and affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria - including those who have fled over the border into neighbouring ...

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The Red Cross and Red Crescent have been helping refugees since the onset of the crisis in Syria. Tens of thousands of Syrians have taken refuge in neighbouring Lebanon after ...

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In a matter of hours, some communities in Eastern Mindanao were literally blown away by Typhoon Bopha (locally called Pablo). The Red Cross is bringing relief to thousands of survivors ...

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