Red Cross

Another attack on humanitarian workers, another crime against humanity

The international community needs to unite to stop violence against humanitarian workers regardless of whether it comes from states, individuals or groups

Lebanon's Aoun promises transparent probe into powerful Beirut blast

The government declares two-week state of emergency in Beirut after the massive blast in the port area of the capital kills at least 135 people with some 5,000 wounded and tens still missing.

At-risk Caribbean scrambles to prepare for hurricanes during pandemic

UNICEF says that a busier than normal Atlantic Ocean hurricane season has been predicted for 2020, and Covid-19 could "spread easily in crowded emergency shelters."

Covid-19 reduced opportunities for Latin American migrants in Spain

“It’s not easy to be away from your country. At times one only comes to suffer, to withstand mistreatment, hunger - and economically things aren’t good.”

Italy's caregivers face daily moral dilemma of who to treat in hospital

Guidelines in Italy require hospitals to limit the number of people admitted for treatment.

Doctors tell of their experiences and offer hope in a time of Covid-19

Frontline medics talk about how they are fighting the disease despite being short-staffed and overwhelmed by the growing number of patients around the world.

Economic shutdown due to coronavirus offers environmental lessons

The spread of Covid-19 is pressuring the human race to look at another global calamity: climate change.

Gambia launches crackdown on protest movement

Tension have been building in The Gambia, a tiny West African country, over President Adama Barrow's decision to stay in office for five years after initially pledging to step down after three.

Kashmiris suffer further as ICRC stops humanitarian work

The International Committee of the Red Cross hasn’t been able to work in India-held Kashmir since it was stripped of its political autonomy on August 5, foreign aid workers are not being issued visas and Kashmiris are being left without support.

Lebanese burn ruling parties' offices after night of clashes

Hundreds of people had been marching in the capital as part of a historic wave of protests that has swept Lebanon since October 17, furious at a ruling elite that steered the country towards its worst economic crisis in decades.

Floods kill 12 people in western Uganda

"We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries," says Red Cross branch manager in the Bundibugyo district.

Looming winter poses a threat to migrants stuck in Bosnia

The EU has described Bosnian refugee camps as a humanitarian disaster where a lack of coordination and potentially illegal action from Croatia has left migrants in the lurch in Bosnia.