GENEVA, July 23. /ITAR-TASS/. The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday that Ukraine was in a state of civil war and called on the parties in conflict to respect international ...

Clara Barton was born in Oxford in 1821. She became a teacher and also an activist, using her writing skills and dedication ...

Humanitarian aid has taken a severe blow as the Trump administration has frozen foreign aid and is attempting to close down ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross claims to be an “independent” and “neutral” organization that “works to protect victims of armed conflict.” But the recent war between ...

Find out about our work during the war. War was declared in September 1939 and the British Red Cross joined forces with the Order of St John to help the sick and wounded. As they’d done in the First ...

ICRC expresses deep concern over reports of escalating violence and civilian casualties in Syria's coastal region ...

It was Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who said "You must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it." Barton's philosophy captures ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said ... aid groups and civil society.

The American Civil War broke out while Barton was living in ... where she worked with the International Red Cross to provide aid during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. This experience inspired ...