International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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  • IRCS to attend Intl. Conference of Red Cross, Red Crescent 2024-10-22 15:47

    IRCS to attend Intl. Conference of Red Cross, Red Crescent

    TEHRAN –Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Kolivand, has departed the country to attend the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which will be held from October 28 to 31 in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • ICRC's mission to treat physical, mental wounds 2024-10-13 21:09

    Israel’s war on Lebanon: ICRC's mission to treat physical, mental wounds

    Hospitals and medical staff in Lebanon are working round the clock to treat patients in the wake of Israel’s deadly strikes against the country.

  • Unfazed by Israeli attacks, IRCS to set up another field hospital in Lebanon 2024-10-12 14:32

    Unfazed by Israeli attacks, IRCS to set up another field hospital in Lebanon

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is planning to set up another hospital in Lebanon after the Zionist regime targeted a field hospital set up by the IRCS in an airstrike on Friday.

  • IRCS, ICRC, IFRC discuss ways to help war-affected Lebanese 2024-10-07 15:35

    IRCS, ICRC, IFRC discuss ways to help war-affected Lebanese people

    TEHRAN –Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in a meeting with Faisal Mahboob, the project manager of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, underscored the need for ceasefire in Lebanon and opening a safe way to help the war victims.

  • IRCS signs MOUs with 19 societies over three years 2024-09-29 15:34

    IRCS signs MOUs with 19 societies over three years

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has signed memorandums of understanding with red crescent societies of 19 countries over the past three years to expand and enhance cooperation in humanitarian as well as rescue and relief operations.

  • IRCS hosts TOT workshop on Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers 2024-09-27 15:15

    IRCS hosts TOT workshop on Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has held a training of trainers (TOT) workshop based on the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) training package on ‘Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers’.

  • IRCS, ICRC hold course on early diagnosis of disabilities 2024-09-13 14:45

    IRCS, ICRC hold course on early diagnosis of disabilities

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has organized a training course on early diagnosis and referral of people with disabilities.

  • IRCS, ICRC aim to bolster co-op in rehabilitation sector 2024-08-17 15:28

    IRCS, ICRC aim to bolster co-op in rehabilitation sector

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have highlighted the significance of maintaining collaborations and enhancing cooperation in the field of rehabilitation.

  • ICRC 2024-07-19 18:46

    ICRC: Medical needs in Gaza dramatically outstrip limited healthcare response

    The 60-bed Red Cross field hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza, is nearly at full capacity following repeated mass casualty events. They include the attack in Al-Mawasi on Saturday that sent 26 injured patients into the facility for treatment, including children suffering from shrapnel wounds. It is the latest in a series of mass casualty events that Red Cross workers have responded to since May.

  • Israel commits another massacre in Gaza City 2024-06-22 21:54

    Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza

    Two Israeli air strikes on buildings in Gaza City have killed dozens of people and injured many more.

  • IRCS, ICRC enhance ties to promote rehabilitation services 2024-06-15 16:00

    IRCS, ICRC enhance ties to promote rehabilitation services

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have discussed ways to enhance rehabilitation services for vulnerable and disabled individuals in  Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan.

  • IRCS calls on ICRC, IFRC to help stop violations of intl. humanitarian law in Gaza 2024-05-31 15:34

    IRCS calls on ICRC, IFRC to help stop violations of intl. humanitarian law in Gaza

    TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), to use their strength and capacities to end the violations of international humanitarian law by the occupiers in Gaza.

  • IRCS, ICRC join hands to support Afghan refugees 2024-05-17 15:57

    IRCS, ICRC join hands to support Afghan refugees

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran are conducting joint programs to address the challenges facing Afghan refugees and vulnerable Iranians residing in Golshahr district in Mashhad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

  • Hospital 2024-05-14 22:38

    Red Cross opens new 60-bed field hospital in Gaza

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 11 Red Cross National Societies are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to help address the overwhelming medical needs emanating from the ongoing conflict.

  • Rafah 2024-05-08 21:48

    ICRC calls for protection of civilians in Rafah amid Israel’s offensive

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian population given the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now living in the southern Gaza Strip.

  • ICRC 2024-03-09 21:44

    ICRC: War on Gaza has ruptured any sense of a shared humanity

    The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said the war in Gaza has "ruptured any sense of a shared humanity."

  • icrc 2024-02-28 13:57

    ICRC head of mission in Gaza talks about Rafah hostilities

  • IRCS call on intl. bodies to protect human rights in Gaza 2024-02-13 14:49

    IRCS calls on intl. bodies to protect human rights in Gaza

    TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to take effective measures to protect human rights in Gaza.

  • ICRC 2024-02-06 22:39

    ICRC warns against spillover of Gaza war

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised the alarm about the spread of Israel’s war on Gaza to the entire West Asia region. 

  • ICRC, IRCS cooperating on health, rehabilitation services to vulnerable immigrants 2023-12-08 14:12

    ICRC, IRCS cooperating on health, rehabilitation services to vulnerable immigrants

    TEHRAN –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) are collaborating to provide health and rehabilitation services to vulnerable immigrants in Golshahr district in Mashhad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

  • ICRC appreciates IRCS for providing aid to Gaza 2023-12-02 15:27

    ICRC appreciates IRCS for providing aid to Gaza

    TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Tehran, has expressed gratitude to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

  • ICRC should facilitate sending humanitarian aid to Gaza: Iran’s Red Crescent 2023-11-03 16:12

    ICRC should facilitate sending humanitarian aid to Gaza: Iran’s Red Crescent

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society has called the International Committee of the Red Cross for facilitating the process of dispatching humanitarian aid to Gaza.

  • ICRC, IRCS welcome inking co-op MOU 2023-09-18 15:27

    ICRC, IRCS welcome inking co-op MOU

    TEHRAN- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have welcomed signing a five-year memorandum of understanding in order to give a boost to bilateral ties.

  • Red Cross issues Yemen warning  2022-07-11 18:10

    Red Cross issues Yemen warning 

    The International Committee of the Red Cross has issued a warning over the devastating impacts the lack of humanitarian funding is having on the war-ravaged Arab country in particular women and girls.