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News Myanmar: ICRC ready to assist detainees affected by cyclone Nargis 7-5-2008 News release 23-4-2008 News release Section ICRC operations in Asia and the Pacific Activities throughout the world: a country-by-country round-up of the ICRC’s work in Asia and the Pacific. The ICRC maintains extensive operations in Asia and the Pacific allowing it to respond to the needs of people affected by armed conflict and violence. Its biggest operation in the region remains Afghanistan, where the conflict has intensified and spread over the last year.
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Sri Lanka. Kantale Camp for displaced persons, August 2006.
Despite security restraints, the ICRC continues to conduct major assistance operations in collaboration with the Afghan Red Crescent. In Pakistan, medical assistance is high on the agenda after violence in Waziristan resumed in the middle of 2007 and spilled over into other areas that had previously been calm. In Sri Lanka, as well as providing food, shelter and other essential aid to conflict-affected people, the ICRC continues to run a major water and sanitation programme for those displaced by fighting as well as returnees and residents. In many of the countries covered by the ICRC in the region, delegates will continue to visit detainees and will seek to visit others not yet visited. In all contexts where IHL applies, the ICRC will keep on reminding the parties to hostilities of their obligation to protect those not or no longer taking part in the fighting. The country and region names used herein are intended to facilitate reference and have no political significance.  Key document30-6-2006 Timor Leste: activities April – June 2006 An overview of the activities carried out by the ICRC, the International Federation and the Timor Leste Red Cross Society (CVTL) since the outbreak of violence in April 2006 and the resulting displacement of tens of thousands of civilians. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific) Annual Report24-5-2007 ICRC Annual Report 2006: Asia & the Pacific: Introduction(Info resources\Annual Report\2006) Annual Report Includes Map, PDF Annual Report Includes Map, PDF Feature2-5-2008 Afghanistan: video calls provide vital link to families of detaineesEarly in 2008, the ICRC and American authorities set up a system to enable individuals held at the US detention facility in Bagram to communicate with their families via video-teleconference calls. The ICRC's tracing field officer in Kabul, Haji Abu Sayed, tells the story of Janan, a nomadic herdsman who travelled long and far to see his son. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Feature Includes Photo 30-4-2008 Sri Lanka: ICRC flight provides lifeline to JaffnaThe ICRC has been operating a weekly charter flight between Colombo and the Jaffna peninsula since the closure of the main A9 highway in 2006. The flight has become a lifeline to patients needing specialized surgery, medical diagnosis or treatment not available on the peninsula. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Feature 30-11-2007 Bangladesh: bringing news of those lost in the stormSince Cyclone Sidr hit coastal areas of the country on 15 November, the death toll has risen to over 3,000. With 1,700 people still listed missing, the Bangladesh Red Crescent's tracing staff is working tirelessly to bring news of the disappeared to their families. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Bangladesh) Feature Includes Photo 31-10-2007 Afghanistan: on the frontline of health careSharifa Seddiqi is a most unusual woman. Not only is she the sole female surgeon in Afghanistan's war-ravaged southern province of Kandahar, she also runs Mirwais hospital in Kandahar, the main hospital in the region. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Feature Field newsletter11-5-2007 The ICRC in East AsiaThe ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia covers China, North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia. The delegation was initially established in 1987 in Hong Kong and from 1996 was based in Bangkok. In July 2005, following the signing of a headquarter agreement with the Chinese authorities, the delegation moved to Beijing. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific) Field newsletter Includes PDF Interview26-3-2008 UEFA and ICRC launch online fundraising drive for EURO™ 2008The ICRC and UEFA have teamed up to launch a fundraising campaign around the Euro 2008 football championship being held in Austria and Switzerland in June. The ICRC's Antoine Bieler, who is responsible for the campaign, explains the idea behind Score For the Red Cross. (Help the ICRC\Clubs and associations) Interview 18-2-2008 Humanitarian situation worsens as Afghan hostilities spreadThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. As armed hostilities spread and insecurity grows, more and more people are being forced to flee their homes. It is also becoming increasingly difficult for the ICRC to access displaced people throughout the country. In addition, freezing temperatures and blizzards have affected several areas, killing hundreds. Interview with Franz Rauchenstein, ICRC deputy head of delegation in Afghanistan. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Interview Includes Photo 15-10-2007 Myanmar: ICRC deeply worried about the fate of those arrestedThe ICRC is deeply worried about the fate of those detained in connection with recent events in Myanmar, says the organization's director of operations, Pierre Krähenbühl. He says efforts will continue to restore a meaningful dialogue with the authorities concerning both the current situation and violations of international humanitarian law raised publicly in June. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Myanmar) Interview Includes Photo 5-10-2007 Myanmar: ICRC humanitarian aid "remains essential" in light of recent eventsEdith Baeriswyl is head of ICRC operations for East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. She talks of the ICRC's concerns over the humanitarian situation in Myanmar where the organisation has had to scale down its humanitarian work over the past two years because of increasing restrictions by the Myanmar authorities. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Myanmar) Interview Includes Photo 13-9-2007 Philippines: ICRC steps up IDP response as fighting escalates in MindanaoThe ICRC is helping more than 20,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) who were forced to flee their homes on the islands of Basilan and Sulu, following successive armed clashes that began in April 2007 between the national armed forces and Islamist insurgency groups. Felipe Donoso, ICRC head of delegation in the Philippines, describes the deteriorating situation and the organization's efforts to bring relief to the victims. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Philippines) Interview Includes Photo 12-6-2007 Afghanistan: suffering continues amidst escalating conflictThe Afghan people have endured tremendous and seemingly unending suffering through nearly three decades of war, with no end in sight, as the conflict is currently intensifying and spreading. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of ICRC's permanent presence in Afghanistan, Reto Stocker, the ICRC's head of delegation in Kabul, clarifies the current situation and explains why there is still so much left to do. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Interview Includes Photo 8-6-2007 "For lasting peace, we must deal with the missing"Mary Werntz, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Nepal, spoke with The Nepali Times about helping families find missing members and the need for a separate, independent commission on the disappeared. This interview was first published in The Nepali Times and is reproduced with the kind authorization of the publisher. The interview was conducted by Anagha Neelakantan. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Nepal) Interview Includes Photo 22-5-2007 Sri Lanka: bringing relief despite intense fightingThe ICRC is helping more than 12,000 internally displaced people now living on the coastline after they fled clashes inland between governmental forces and the Tamil Tigers. Toon Vandenhove, ICRC head of delegation in Sri Lanka, insists that access to victims should be provided at all times. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Interview Includes Photo Official Statement1-11-2007 The ICRC prepared to resume visits to detainees in Myanmar The ICRC, in line with its strictly humanitarian mandate, has officially asked the government of Myanmar for access to all persons in detention and, in particular, those arrested in relation with the events of August and September. Statement by Pierre Krähenbühl, ICRC director of operations. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Myanmar) Official Statement Operational update9-4-2008 Sri Lanka: ICRC activities in 2007Summary report on the ICRC's activities in 2007 to protect and assist civilians affected by the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. Beneficiaries of the ICRC’s work include separated families and the internally displaced, the wounded, the sick and the detained. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Operational update 15-1-2008 Pakistan: ICRC activities July to December 2007The ICRC in Pakistan focuses most of its activities on providing medical assistance and relief to the victims of armed violence and to visiting detainees and maintaining contact between those deprived of their freedom and their families. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Pakistan) Operational update 11-1-2008 Afghanistan: ICRC activities in 2007During 2007, violence in Afghanistan escalated and the context remained one of the ICRC's largest operations worldwide with more than 1,200 locally recruited and expatriate staff working to help people affected by war. The ICRC's delegation is located in Kabul with other offices situated in Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Gulbahar, Faizabad and Bamiyan. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Operational update Photo Collection4-6-2007 Afghanistan 20 years on: endless suffering, startling resilience This retrospective marks the 20th anniversary of the ICRC’s permanent presence in Afghanistan. It is meant to serve as a record of the unbearable suffering inflicted upon the Afghan people by 28 years of miserable war and as a tribute to their resilience. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo 8-3-2007 Sri Lanka: fleeing for their lives The armed conflict in Sri Lanka has once again caused massive population displacements. Tens of thousands of men, women and children have been driven from their homes and forced to seek shelter in camps. Most of them were unable to take anything with them and lack even the most basic necessities. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo Press briefing12-6-2007 Afghanistan: three decades of war and no end in sightFor the ICRC, 2007 marks 20 years of uninterrupted presence in Afghanistan. The organization's director of operations, Pierre Krähenbühl, evoked the perpetual suffering of the Afghan people through four successive armed conflicts and paid tribute to their boundless courage and resilience. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Press briefing Includes Photo  |
