* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Humanitarian situation The harm caused to civilians by the conflict with the armed wing of the ...

(Recasts with rebel threat to behead hostage) MANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - The leader of an Islamist rebel group which kidnapped three Red Cross officers in the southern Philippines threatened on ...

Dear Mr. Bruwer & Mrs. Spoljaric, The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines expresses serious concern about the ICRC’s decision to situate an Asia-Pacific regional conference on ...

MANILA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed "deep concern" on Monday over the plight of nearly 2,000 villagers displaced by fighting in the island province ...

“When we left, we took shelter in makeshift houses, but the displacement continued for much longer. That’s when we asked our relatives to take us in,” recalled Asniah*, the 54-year-old mother of eight ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. The destruction caused by the typhoon has left them with few resources, as most have lost not only ...

Geneva/Manila/Sydney, Nov 18, IRNA In the wake of the devastating typhoon that struck central Philippines on 8 November, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Philippines on Wednesday welcomed the fatwa (religious guidance) issued by the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta, allowing the ...