International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The many challenges of assisting those affected by war

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Katrina Ritz, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq, describes the situation on the ground in Iraq “stable” but in need of much assistance.

Zarif, Red Cross president discuss US food, medicine sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on an official visit to the Swiss city of Geneva, held talks with Peter Mauer, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Red Crescent hails Iran’s coop. in supporting Afghan immigrants

MASHHAD, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Vice-President of International Committee of the Red Cross Gilles Carbonnier hailed Iran's efforts in supporting the large number of Afghan immigrants residing in the country.

Iran’s RCS ready to aid Yemeni people: official

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Red Crescent Society secretary general Mahmoud Mohammadi-Nasab said the body is ready to enhance cooperation with International Committee of the Red Cross on providing people of Yemen with humanitarian aid.

Amir-Abdollahian:

'US’ logistics support makes Saudi war against Yemen last this long'

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said the Saudi military strike against Yemen, sponsored with US’ logistics support, must be stopped since the Yemeni crisis does not have a military solution.

All of Zarif’s sideline Thu. meetings in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a busy schedule in New York on Thursday, meeting with counterparts and other notable international figures on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Iran says ready to help ICRC to alleviate sufferings in Syria, Yemen

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister, reassured ME coordinator of Red Cross that Iran wil spare no efforts to ease the pains of civilians in Syria and Yemen.

No military solution for Yemeni crisis: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said Iranian government and Parliament strongly condemn Saudi aggression in Yemen, adding that "Yemeni crisis has no military solution."

Al-Jaafari:

Syria-taken measures required to alleviate civilians suffering in Ghouta

NEW YORK, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bashar al-Jaafari, said that Syria has taken many measures to alleviate the suffering of civilians in al-Ghouta, including the opening of two humanitarian corridors to ensure their safe exit.

SARC calls for guarantees to deliver humanitarian convoy to Afrin

DAMASCUS, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) called for guarantees to deliver a new humanitarian convoy to reach the civilians in Afrin, who have been under the Turkish aggression and its mercenaries for 51 days.

Zarif, Red Cross chief discuss humanitarian crises in Syria, Yemen

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – During a meeting on Sunday in Tehran, Peter Maurer ICRC’s President and Mohammad Javad Zarif Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs called for an immediate halt to war in Yemen.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari, ICRC president meet in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a top aide to Iranian Foreign Minister in special political affairs, has held talks with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer.

ICRC should stop war in Syria, Yemen: Velayati

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Leader's Senior Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take serious measures in putting an end to the war and violence in Syria and Yemen.

Humanitarian aid delivered to civilians in Eastern Ghouta

DAMASCUS, Mar. 06 (MNA) – A humanitarian aid convoy has entered to the civilians besieged by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and other armed groups in the Eastern Ghouta area in Damascus Countryside under the supervision of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).

SARC delivers new aid convoy to locals in Raqqa

RAQAA, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) on Sunday delivered an aid convoy to a number of villages and towns in Raqqa southern countryside.

New humanitarian aid convoy arrives at al-Bukamal city

DEIR EZZOR, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Supervised by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), a new humanitarian aid convoy provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), SARC, and the United Nations arrived at al-Bukamal city on Tuesday.

Iran Red Crescent, IRFC stress joint coop. on regional ills

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – VP Jahangiri on Wed. called for expansion of cooperation between Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC) on addressing various issues in the region.

Red Cross warns about humanitarian tragedy in Yemen

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Alexandre Faite, Head of the ICRC delegation in Yemen, released a public statement on Saturday recounting how Saudi closure have stopped sanitation systems in 3 Yemeni cities.

Yemen faces largest cholera epidemic in world

MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (MNA) – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of suspected cholera cases in war-ravaged Yemen has reached half a million since the start of the ongoing civil war in 2015 between the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and a collection of rebels led by the Shiite Houthis.

Red Cross:

Yemen cholera deaths expected to double by end of year

MOSCOW, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The forecast for Yemen’s cholera epidemic looks grim, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warns that by the end of 2017 the number of cholera cases will double, reaching 600,000.

ICRC president arrives in Yemen amid 'unprecedented' cholera outbreak

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Yemen on Sunday as the country’s unprecedented cholera outbreak ravages with one in every 45 Yemenis being expected to be infected with a disease by year-end.

Syrian FM:

Syria ready to boost cooperation with ICRC

DAMASCUS, May 23 (MNA) – Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Muallem met on Monday the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer and the accompanying delegation.

Yemen 'cannot cope' with cholera outbreak without Intl. help

SANAA, May 16 (MNA) – A state of emergency has been declared in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, due to a deadly outbreak of cholera.

Syrian PM:

Syria would help WFP in attaining success

DAMASCUS, May 03 (MNA) – Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said on Tuesday that the Syrian government is open to cooperate with different humanitarian organizations.

35 trucks loaded with relief aid enter Daraa countryside

DARAA, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The Relief Sub-Committee in Daraa sent a convoy carrying 275 tons of relief items to al-Sanamain city and the towns of Deir al-Bakhet, Jbab, and Mothbin in the northern countryside of Daraa province.

ICRC calls for safe release of abducted local staff in Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday called for safe release of its two local staff abducted in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan earlier this month.

Russian Defense Ministry:

Second convoy with evacuees leaves east Aleppo

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (MNA) – The second convoy of buses and ambulances carrying militants and their family members left on Thursday eastern Aleppo, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said.

ICRC head:

ICRC fighting mentality linking Islam to terrorism

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – ICRC head had told Iran’s Ali Larijani that his fellow organization have been fighting the view that Islam is the roots of all terrorism in the regional conflicts.

Araghchi urges ICRC to ‘more active engagement’ in Syria, Yemen

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Deputy FM and senior nuclear negotiator has said ICRC should bolster its contributions in terms of humanitarian aid in Yemen and Syria to address the ongoing human disaster.