Canadian Red Cross stresses need to protect humanitarian workers after record number of deaths

Canadian Red Cross stresses need to protect humanitarian workers after record number of deaths

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Red Cross is marking World Red Cross Red Crescent Day with a call for action to protect humanitarian workers around the world. The Red Cross Red Crescent mourns the deaths…

This special edition of the UN News bulletin focuses on humanitarian workers. 370 aid workers were killed in 2024. This unprecedented figure reflects an increasingly dangerous environment. Speaking to Alexandre Carette of UN News Geneva, Olivier Vandecasteele, a former aid worker arbitrarily detained in Iran and founder of the NGO Protect Humanitarians, warns […]

Liberia celebrates Red Cross, Red Crescent Day - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) joins the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2025 under the theme: “On the Side of Humanity”. Monrovia, Liberia, May 9, 2025 – The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has joined the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2025 under the theme “On the Side of Humanity”. According to a press rel…

On May 8, the organization called for the protection of humanitarian workers and the strengthening of local action as a response axis at critical times.

Syrian Red Crescent aspires to a new era in Syria - Enab Baladi

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) today, Thursday, May 8, celebrates World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day under the slogan “On the Side of Humanity.” Field Coordinator at the Communication and Media Unit, Mohammed Said, stated to Enab Baladi that, on the occasion of World Red Cross Day, a meeting was held between the President of the Syrian Red Crescent Organization, Hazem Baqleh, with heads of units from the organization’s headquarters, and b…

Red Cross Leaders Demand Action As Aid Worker Deaths Mount

By Nor Farah Aqilah Mohd Sham KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- As the world marks World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8, two prominent Red Cross organisations have issued a powerful statement condemning the tragic killing of humanitarian workers and calling for urgent international action to end the escalating brutality.