Red Cross

Hamas fighters released twenty-four hostages, as confirmed by the International Red Cross, on the first day of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Among the freed individuals were Israeli women and children, as well as Thai farm workers. The International...

In a little-known episode of World War II, the SS Kurtuluş delivered humanitarian aid from Turkey to Greece. Turkey's position during the war was ambiguous, and Ankara remained neutral until the war's final year. Turkey had signed a non-aggression pact...

The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, Ukraine on Sunday has been interrupted again, as the Russian forces continue to shell the city

Almost 1,300 people are confirmed dead after the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday. Thousands of houses have been destroyed.

A Spanish Red Cross volunteer gave a Senegalese refugee a hug went viral and became the target of online far-right hate on Wednesday. 

In Afghanistan, now far outside the consciousness of most of the world as each country deals with its own coronavirus ramifications, families often must guard their relatives' oxygen tanks for fear that they will be stolen by the relatives...

The Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) was expelled from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) after the latter said the Greek chapter failed to fulfill commitments required to restore its credibility. IFRC requested months ago that...

Former Red Cross President Andreas Martinis, also chief of Athens' Henry Dunant Hospital, was remanded in custody on Friday following charges of bribe-taking worth 3.2 million marks from a German company. His testimony concerning his choice of Hospitalia International for...

Τhe European Commission announced the granting of 83 million euros within the framework of the new emergency support mechanism, for the improvement of the living conditions of the refugees in Greece. The financial assistance will be immediately granted to UNHCR,...

The international Non-Governmental Organization Red Cross is engaged in efforts to collect more funds to assists with the refugee crisis in Greece. Red Cross is in the process of raising 11.6 million euros that will subsequently be used by the organization's branch in...