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Aid groups fear worsening of humanitarian crisis in Iraq
GENEVA AFP — The United Nations Children's Fund, the Red Cross and the International Organisation for Migration expressed concern Friday about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq after recent military operations. "The population was not expecting this, they didn't build up any food stocks. There is also a problem...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Iraq, Manufacturing, Red Cross, spokeswoman
Research articles 2008-03-28
Red Cross, Amnesty paint grim picture of post-invasion Iraq
GENEVA AFP — Five years after the US-led invasion, Iraq faces a major humanitarian crisis, with law and order and economic recovery a distant prospect, international aid and human rights groups said Monday. The International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted the plight of millions of Iraqis who still...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, invasion, Iraq, Red Cross, security, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-03-17
Red Cross slams 'critical' situation in post-invasion Iraq
GENEVA AFP — The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday. Millions in the country had no access to drinking water, sanitation or...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, invasion, Iraq, Red Cross, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-03-16
The final act of Abu Ghraib: in which tragedy turns to farce, amnesia becomes sop, the highest-ranking officer at the prison gets off scot-free, and America gives itself a pass
THERE Is A PHENOMENON, known in the film industry, that after getting comfortable in their uniforms, extras on the sets of war movies exhibit a peculiar behavior: Actors suited up as officers refuse to eat lunch at the same table with those playing enlisted men. It doesn't matter that yesterday...
Tags: Digital Equipment Corp., Government, Iraq, Miller, officer, photograph, PRODUCTIVITY, prosecutor, Red Cross, soldier, technique
Research articles 2008-03-01
Red Cross urges new home for stranded Iran Kurds
AMMAN AFP — The Red Cross on Sunday urged a solution for 190 Iranian Kurds stranded in a no man's land along the Jordanian border ever since they fled war-torn Iraq three years ago. The International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC appealed "to those who have the power...
Tags: absence, Agence France-Presse, Iraq, Red Cross
Research articles 2008-02-10
A small town mourns its big sacrifice in Iraq
LEE, Maine -- It's a question old-fashioned Yankee wisdom can't answer: How, in just five months, could a town whose population is less than 850 lose two young men in Iraq -- as many as it lost in all of World War II? Why Lee? No...
Tags: Iraq, Red Cross
Research articles 2008-01-25
Dr. Said Hakki, President of Iraqi Red Crescent Organization, in the United States and Available for Interviews December 3-5
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Suzanne Fenech, +1-212-983-6100, ext. 224, Cell: +1-202- 421-9219, fenechs@carmengroup.com, for Iraqi Red Crescent Organization WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Said Hakki, President of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization IRCO, is in Washington, DC, December 3-5 and available for interviews to discuss the organization and the current...
Tags: Benefits, Dr., Government, HEALTHCARE, Iraq, president, Red Cross, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-11-30
Dr. Said Hakki, President of Iraqi Red Crescent Organization, in The United States and Available for Interviews
To: FOREIGN EDITORSContact: Suzanne Fenech of Carmen Group, +1-212-983-6100, ext. 224WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Said Hakki, president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization IRCO, is in Washington, DC, October 17-19 and available for interviews to discuss the organization's mission and fundraising goals. The Iraqi Red Crescent Organization is...
Tags: Dr., HEALTHCARE, Iraq, Manufacturing, president, Red Cross, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-10-17
Iraq and Afghanistan Updates
As the final surge of new troops arrived in country, the Army's counterinsurgency COIN efforts in Iraq drew anticipated fire from insurgents, particularly in the form of roadside bombs and suicide bombers, in the first two weeks of June. At least 16 American servicemembers were killed in Iraq during the...
Tags: agent, Government, Iraq, Red Cross, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2007-07-01
Red Cross warns of 'ever-worsening' crisis for Iraqi civilians
GENEVA AFP — The Iraqi people face an "ever-worsening" humanitarian crisis, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday in a report on civilian misery four years after the US-led invasion. "The suffering that Iraqi men, women and children are enduring today is unbearable and unacceptable. Their lives...
Tags: civilian, Iraq, Red Cross, SECURITY
Research articles 2007-04-11
Red Cross seeks 47 percent hike in Iraq aid budget for 2007
GENEVA AFP — Iraq will consume an ever greater portion of the International Committee of the Red Cross's budget in 2007, moving to the third highest recipient of aid from the seventh, the aid agency has said. The ICRC is targeting 56.3 million Swiss francs (47.1 million dollars, 35.5 million...
Tags: agency, Government, Iraq, MARKETING, Red Cross
Research articles 2006-12-07
Two Birthdays in Baghdad
Two Birthdays in Baghdad, by Anna Prouse. Translated by Elizabeth Griffith. Compass Press, 2005. 252 pages. $11.56, paperback. Deepa Kandaswamy, writer and political analyst The invasion of Iraq and its aftermath have so far been about the evil Bush administration, the evil Saddam Hussein, the death of Iraqis, the insurgencies,...
Tags: Baghdad, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Iran, Iraq, Red Cross
Research articles 2006-12-01
Red Cross launches appeal for flood-hit Iraq
GENEVA AFP — The international Red Cross launched an appeal for 1.8 million Swiss francs (1.1 million euros, 1.3 million dollars) to help victims of flooding in northern Iraq. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the money was needed urgently to buy supplies including...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, federation, Iraq, Manufacturing, Red Cross
Research articles 2006-02-09
ICRC chief meets Bush amid Guantanamo, Iraq concerns
GENEVA AFP — The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross met US President George W. Bush to discuss concerns about detainees held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Iraq, the ICRC said. Bush held talks with ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, Geneva, Iraq, MARKETING, president, Red Cross
Research articles 2005-02-15
Sudan to attract most ICRC funds in 2005, 30-percent drop in cash for Iraq
GENEVA AFP — Strife-torn Sudan will become the largest focus of aid work for the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2005, while money earmarked for Iraq will fall by almost one third, the agency said. The ICRC said it would allocate 130.2 million Swiss francs (114 million...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, Geneva, Iraq, MARKETING, Red Cross
Research articles 2004-12-08
Red Cross chief to meet US officials amid Guantanamo, Iraq concerns
GENEVA AFP — The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said he was planning to meet senior US administration officials in Washington early next year amid ongoing concern about detainees held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Iraq. "I will go...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Iraq, MARKETING, Red Cross, U.S., Washington
Research articles 2004-12-08
Iraq conflict wreaks havoc on kids
GENEVA -- Fighting in Iraq is "wreaking havoc" on the country's children, nearly doubling malnutrition rates since the start of the war and all but preventing relief groups from working in the country, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. In a sign of the difficulties faced by humanitarian...
Tags: agency, Iraq, MARKETING, Red Cross, U.N.
Research articles 2004-11-24
Crisis in Iraq: there's no humanity
THE Red Cross yesterday launched a blistering attack on both sides in the war in Iraq. The organisation blasted US troops and Iraqi rebels for their "utter contempt for humanity" as the country continues to be torn apart by violence. And in a broadside...
Tags: Iraq, rebel, Red Cross
Research articles 2004-11-21
Red cross blast brutality
THE Red Cross yesterday launched a blistering attack on both sides in the war in Iraq. The organisation blasted US troops and Iraqi rebels for their "utter contempt for humanity" as the country continues to be torn apart by violence. And in a broadside...
Tags: Iraq, Red Cross
Research articles 2004-11-21
RED CROSS FURY OVER IRAQ
THE Red Cross yesterday launched a blistering attack on both sides in the war in Iraq. The organisation blasted US troops and Iraqi rebels for their "utter contempt for humanity" as the country continues to be torn apart by violence. And in a broadside...
Tags: Iraq, Red Cross
Research articles 2004-11-21
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