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Destroyed cars are seen in front of an apartment building which was damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine on 27 March, 2022

Russia retreats in northern Ukraine as Red Cross heads for Mariupol

Ukraine on Saturday said Russian forces were making a "rapid retreat" from northern areas around the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernigiv as the Red Cross prepared for a fresh evacuation effort ...

Dead, wounded in strike on Yemen prison: Red Cross

Dead, wounded in strike on Yemen prison: Red Cross

An air strike has destroyed a prison in the Huthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen, leaving many dead or wounded, the insurgents said Friday as the Red Cross confirmed an attack

A child poses for a picture early in the morning in Kandahar on 21 November, 2021

Afghanistan sanctions behind 'infuriating' suffering: Red Cross

Economic sanctions are causing massive suffering in crisis-wracked Afghanistan, a top Red Cross official said Monday, describing the situations as "infuriating"

Cold storage mortuary extension set up at DMCH

Cold storage mortuary extension set up at DMCH

DMCH is the primary location in Dhaka for processing victims after mass fatalities and for the storage of unidentified remains before being passed over to charity organisations for burial

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen meets Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in New York recently.

Rohingya repatriation Dhaka seeks ICRC role in creating conducive environment

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said ICRC should work more actively in Rakhine state with Myanmar authorities for creating a conducive environment so that the Rohingyas can go back to their ...

General view of a flooded area following heavy monsoon rains at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on 27 July 2021,

Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work: Red Cross

The coronavirus has made it harder for authorities to respond to disasters caused by extreme weather fuelled by climate change, with more severe storms, floods and heatwaves affecting nearly 140 ...

In this photograph taken in 31 January 2021 a general view shows an embankment near a housing complex, where Rohingya refugees are being relocated, in Bhashan Char island of Noakhali District.

Cyclone season awaits thousands of Myanmar Muslims on refugee island

The Bangladesh government wants to send thousands more Myanmar Rohingya refugees to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal before the cyclone season starts despite safety concerns raised by the ...

A migrant from Bangladesh waits on a road side near Turkey's Ipsala border crossing with Greece's Kipi, in Edirne, Turkey, 2 March 2020.

Red Cross urges govts to include migrants in COVID-19 programmes

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has urged governments to systematically include migrants, irrespective of legal status, in their programmes and policies to address the COVID-19 ...

Dengue: Red Crescent opens hotline for safe blood

Dengue: Red Crescent opens hotline for safe blood

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has opened hotline for safe blood and blood platelets (01811458537, 02- 9139940), reports UNB. It has also started distributing leaflets among homebound people ...

Govt asked to issue red alert at borders to bar Rifat killers

Govt asked to issue red alert at borders to bar Rifat killers

The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered government to issue red alert at all the borders of the country to prevent escape of people those killed a youth in broad daylight in Barguna.A High Court ...

Red Cross fights disasters with fast funding in Bangladesh

Red Cross fights disasters with fast funding in Bangladesh

A fund launched by the Red Cross aims to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid before rather than after floods, droughts and other natural hazards hit, so as to reduce damage and trauma in some of the ...

Papua New Guinea quake kills 67: Red Cross

Papua New Guinea quake kills 67: Red Cross

At least 67 people were killed by an earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands more homeless and without food and clean ...

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