International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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  • With ICRC assistance, IRCS is ready to share expertise 2025-05-21 15:32

    With ICRC assistance, IRCS is ready to share expertise

    TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has announced readiness to share its scientific and educational experiences as well as operational expertise with other red crescent societies with the contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

  • American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander is reunited with his family 2025-05-12 22:09

    American-Israeli soldier Alexander is reunited with family as Hamas releases him

    Hamas released Edan Alexander, a dual American-Israeli national and soldier, as it seeks to revive ceasefire negotiations and an end to Israel’s punishing blockade on the besieged Gaza Strip.

  • Photo shows the Ashraf camp in Albania, where the MEK keeps over 2000 individuals 2025-05-07 22:37

    By Sheida Sabzehvari 

    Europe’s hidden human rights crisis: The MEK’s forbidden family bonds

    Iranian families beg Red Cross for answers on missing relatives recruited by terror organization 

    TEHRAN – The human heart craves family. It's crucial for our well-being, providing warmth, security, and a sense of belonging. But for a terrorist group that has isolated over 2000 people in a cloistered community at the heart of Europe, familial bonds are not a source of strength, but a threat to obedience.

  • Humanitarian aid in Gaza to end soon 2025-05-04 23:02

    Humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse

    The humanitarian response in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse. Six weeks of intense hostilities, combined with a complete blockage of aid for two months, have left civilians without the essentials they need to survive.

  • ICRC ready to offer relief services to families of Shahid Rajaee Port incident victims 2025-04-30 15:33

    ICRC ready to offer relief services to families of Shahid Rajaee Port incident victims

    TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has announced readiness to provide relief services to those injured during the massive explosion that occurred at Shahid Rajaee Port on Saturday.

  • Iranians are into humanitarian activities: ICRC representative 2025-04-07 16:00

    Iranians are into humanitarian activities: ICRC representative

    TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has said people in Iran are highly interested in supporting and helping each other as exemplified by their participation in humanitarian and healthcare programs.

  • IRCS, ICRC explore avenues for boosting services in underprivileged areas 2025-03-15 15:52

    IRCS, ICRC explore avenues for boosting services in underprivileged areas

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have discussed ways for expanding collaborations to promote supportive and medical services, particularly rehabilitation services, in different provinces of the country.

  • The captives were killed in Israeli bombardments of Gaza 2025-02-20 15:44

    Hamas hands over bodies of Israeli captives to Red Cross

    Palestinian fighters loaded four black coffins onto International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vehicles in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Thursday.

  • IRCS, ICRC to establish secretariat on rehabilitation services in Tehran 2025-02-17 15:53

    IRCS, ICRC to establish secretariat on rehabilitation services in Tehran

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have agreed on setting up a joint secretariat on rehabilitation services in Tehran.

  • ICRC ready to support refugee students in Iran 2025-02-15 15:27

    ICRC ready to support refugee students in Iran

    TEHRAN –Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has announced readiness to provide educational support for refugee children.

  • 75th anniversary of adoption of Geneva Conventions marked 2025-01-21 15:17

    75th anniversary of adoption of Geneva Conventions marked

    TEHRAN – The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) office in Iran in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions during a ceremony on Tuesday.

  • ICRC underscores boosting ties with IRCS in rehabilitation, mental health sectors 2025-01-14 15:23

    ICRC underscores boosting ties with IRCS in rehabilitation, mental health

    TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, in a meeting with Razieh Alishvandi, the director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs, has highlighted the need for expanding cooperation in humanitarian sectors, mainly rehabilitation and mental health.

  • Gaza hospitals 2025-01-08 21:50

    ICIR: Obliteration of healthcare system in northern Gaza puts civilians at grave risk

    GENEVA (ICRC) – Repeated hostilities in and around hospitals have obliterated the healthcare system in northern Gaza, putting civilians at an unacceptably grave risk of going without life-saving care. 

  • ICRC Lebanon 2025-01-08 21:49

    ICRC president urges sustained humanitarian assistance to Lebanon 

    BEIRUT (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Lebanon, where humanitarian needs remain immense following the latest escalation of hostilities. 

  • IRCS to attend Intl. Conference of Red Cross, Red Crescent 2024-10-22 15:47

    IRCS to attend Intl. Conference of Red Cross, Red Crescent

    TEHRAN –Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Kolivand, has departed the country to attend the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which will be held from October 28 to 31 in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • ICRC's mission to treat physical, mental wounds 2024-10-13 21:09

    Israel’s war on Lebanon: ICRC's mission to treat physical, mental wounds

    Hospitals and medical staff in Lebanon are working round the clock to treat patients in the wake of Israel’s deadly strikes against the country.

  • Unfazed by Israeli attacks, IRCS to set up another field hospital in Lebanon 2024-10-12 14:32

    Unfazed by Israeli attacks, IRCS to set up another field hospital in Lebanon

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is planning to set up another hospital in Lebanon after the Zionist regime targeted a field hospital set up by the IRCS in an airstrike on Friday.

  • IRCS, ICRC, IFRC discuss ways to help war-affected Lebanese 2024-10-07 15:35

    IRCS, ICRC, IFRC discuss ways to help war-affected Lebanese people

    TEHRAN –Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in a meeting with Faisal Mahboob, the project manager of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, underscored the need for ceasefire in Lebanon and opening a safe way to help the war victims.

  • IRCS signs MOUs with 19 societies over three years 2024-09-29 15:34

    IRCS signs MOUs with 19 societies over three years

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has signed memorandums of understanding with red crescent societies of 19 countries over the past three years to expand and enhance cooperation in humanitarian as well as rescue and relief operations.

  • IRCS hosts TOT workshop on Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers 2024-09-27 15:15

    IRCS hosts TOT workshop on Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has held a training of trainers (TOT) workshop based on the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) training package on ‘Disability Inclusion for Frontline Workers’.

  • IRCS, ICRC hold course on early diagnosis of disabilities 2024-09-13 14:45

    IRCS, ICRC hold course on early diagnosis of disabilities

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has organized a training course on early diagnosis and referral of people with disabilities.

  • IRCS, ICRC aim to bolster co-op in rehabilitation sector 2024-08-17 15:28

    IRCS, ICRC aim to bolster co-op in rehabilitation sector

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have highlighted the significance of maintaining collaborations and enhancing cooperation in the field of rehabilitation.

  • ICRC 2024-07-19 18:46

    ICRC: Medical needs in Gaza dramatically outstrip limited healthcare response

    The 60-bed Red Cross field hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza, is nearly at full capacity following repeated mass casualty events. They include the attack in Al-Mawasi on Saturday that sent 26 injured patients into the facility for treatment, including children suffering from shrapnel wounds. It is the latest in a series of mass casualty events that Red Cross workers have responded to since May.

  • Israel commits another massacre in Gaza City 2024-06-22 21:54

    Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza

    Two Israeli air strikes on buildings in Gaza City have killed dozens of people and injured many more.

  • IRCS, ICRC enhance ties to promote rehabilitation services 2024-06-15 16:00

    IRCS, ICRC enhance ties to promote rehabilitation services

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have discussed ways to enhance rehabilitation services for vulnerable and disabled individuals in  Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan.

  • IRCS calls on ICRC, IFRC to help stop violations of intl. humanitarian law in Gaza 2024-05-31 15:34

    IRCS calls on ICRC, IFRC to help stop violations of intl. humanitarian law in Gaza

    TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), to use their strength and capacities to end the violations of international humanitarian law by the occupiers in Gaza.

  • IRCS, ICRC join hands to support Afghan refugees 2024-05-17 15:57

    IRCS, ICRC join hands to support Afghan refugees

    TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran are conducting joint programs to address the challenges facing Afghan refugees and vulnerable Iranians residing in Golshahr district in Mashhad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

  • Hospital 2024-05-14 22:38

    Red Cross opens new 60-bed field hospital in Gaza

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 11 Red Cross National Societies are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to help address the overwhelming medical needs emanating from the ongoing conflict.

  • Rafah 2024-05-08 21:48

    ICRC calls for protection of civilians in Rafah amid Israel’s offensive

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian population given the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now living in the southern Gaza Strip.

  • ICRC 2024-03-09 21:44

    ICRC: War on Gaza has ruptured any sense of a shared humanity

    The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said the war in Gaza has "ruptured any sense of a shared humanity."