International Red Cross

U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts.  In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

In Sri Lanka: A Look at the Refugee Camp

Jim Luce | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


Jim Luce

The Sri Lankan government has moved mountains to accommodate more than a quarter million displaced people since the war ended ten days ago. But they have many more to move.

In Sri Lanka: A U.S. Congressman Gets It

Jim Luce | Posted 06.30.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Congressman Heath Shuler's visit was the first time I have heard an American elected official seem to understand what has transpired here in Sri Lanka.

Obama Asks Tamil Tigers To Surrender, Sri Lanka To Mind Civilians

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.13.2009 | World


President Obama, speaking this afternoon, made a direct statement to both the Tamil Tigers as well as the Sri Lankan government regarding the enduring...

Sri Lanka-Tamil Tigers Conflict Root Causes Explored (AUDIO)(VIDEO)

WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


* Scroll down for video and audio. The Red Cross is warning of a catastrophe as the Sri Lankan government launches a "final" assault against the r...

Israel's Use Of White Phosphorus Not Illegal: Red Cross

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 02.13.2009 | World


GENEVA — The international Red Cross said Tuesday that Israel has fired white phosphorus shells in its offensive in the Gaza Strip, but has no e...