How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
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Facing flak, Red Cross defends its role in Israel-Hamas war
The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself ...
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Northeast Syria: Apparent War Crime by Türkiye-Backed Forces
Syrian National Army (SNA) coalition that hit a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance on January 18, 2025, in northern Syria is an ...
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'Incomprehensible': Red Cross museum fears closure amid Swiss funding cuts
given in 1901 to Red Cross founder Henry Dunant, an award shared with the French pacifist Frederic Passy. It also houses the archives of the ICRC's International Prisoners of War Agency, ...
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Red Cross vehicles arrive in southern Gaza location ahead of expected hostage release
Red Cross vehicles arrived in a location in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday where Hamas was set to release hostages as part of a fragile agreement that has paused fighting ...
American Red Cross says winter weather caused drop in blood donations
After January's winter weather canceled multiple blood drives, the American Red Cross is urging donors to give this February.