GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Myanmar on Sunday to set up inspections of its prisons and seek access to conflict-hit border ...

The ICRC confirms it will soon make its first visit to a Myanmar prison in seven years, and says it may do more to help displaced people in Rakhine state BANGKOK (AlertNet) – The International ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said its representatives were in Myanmar training surgeons how to deal with war wounds in Kachin state. The ICRC said ...

A Chinese public health team departed for Myanmar from Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday to support post-earthquake public health efforts in the country. The team, consisting of ...

The disaster is estimated to have left around 4.3 million people in need of clean water and sanitation assistance across the Southeast Asian country, forcing many to resort to unsafe sources for their ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it started a four-day seminar on policing standards with security forces in Myanmar. "This landmark ...

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ICRC is spotlighting the experiences of people living with disabilities in Myanmar and the long-term support required to help them recover, ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday accused Myanmar’s ruling junta of committing serious abuses against detainees and civilians, in a rare public censure from the humanitarian ...