International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva)
Website: http://www.icrc.org/
October 26
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Niger: Nation / Mali - ICRC Scales Up Operations [press release]
At the end of his three-day visit to Mali and Niger, ICRC president Peter Maurer warned that military deployments and renewed hostilities in the region would inevitably have... Read more »
October 24
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Mali: Niger - Malian Refugees Tell ICRC President About Their Plight [press release]
ICRC president Peter Maurer is currently visiting Niger and Mali, assessing humanitarian needs. During an ICRC food distribution to around 580 displaced families in Niamey (Niger),... Read more »
October 22
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Mali: Nation / Niger - ICRC President Makes Visit [press release]
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has begun a visit to Niger and Mali in order to assess and be in a position to report to the... Read more »
September 24
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Niger: Limb-Fitting Centre Renovated for Conflict Victims and Other Disabled People [press release]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian authorities inaugurated a refurbished centre for prosthetic limbs in the National Hospital of Niamey today. The... Read more »
July 28
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Mali: Access to Drinking Water Still a Major Concern in the North [press release]
The ICRC is working to supply clean drinking water, especially in areas where outbreaks of cholera have recently been reported. It is also striving to improve living conditions for... Read more »
June 3
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Niger: Food Crisis, Refugee Crisis Hits Locals
Already hard hit by a poor growing season in 2011-2012, with rain at the wrong time and in all the wrong places, the population of North Tillabéry in Niger now has to share... Read more »
June 1
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Niger: Coping With the Food Crisis [press release]
Niger is experiencing a food crisis, like other countries of the Sahel, and must cope with an influx of refugees and of its own nationals fleeing conflict in northern Mali. The... Read more »
February 21
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Mali: People Still Fleeing the Fighting [press release]
As clashes continue in the north of the country, the humanitarian situation of displaced people is worsening against a backdrop of food crisis. At least 60,000 people are now... Read more »
February 8
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Mali: Thousands Affected By Fighting in the North [press release]
At least 30,000 people displaced within Mali by fighting in the north since mid-January are living in dire conditions. The ICRC is assisting thousands of these people and 15,000... Read more »
February 7
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Mali: People Displaced By Fighting Flee Towards Niger [press release]
Almost 10,000 people from Mali and Niger have fled the fighting that has pitted the Malian army against armed groups in the Ménaka and Anderamboucane areas of northern Mali... Read more »
January 18
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West Africa: The ICRC Regional Delegation in Niamey [press release]
The ICRC regional delegation in Niamey covers Mali and Niger. The ICRC protects and helps people affected by armed conflict in both countries. It visits detainees and provides them... Read more »
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West Africa: Red Cross Vaccinates People, Animals in Mali, Niger [press release]
Thanks to ICRC support, some 2.2 million animals were vaccinated and treated in areas in the north of Mali and Niger made inaccessible by violence and logistical difficulties. The... Read more »
December 22, 2011
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Africa: ICRC Helps Vaccinate 4.5 Million Animals [press release]
With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a major campaign to vaccinate 4.5 million animals and rid them of parasites has just been launched in the... Read more »
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