DVB speaks to Sa Naing Naing, recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal.
Tag: ICRC
Kokang conflict: Red Cross volunteer succumbs to wound
Moe Kyaw Than, 45, a member of the Myanmar Red Cross Society in Kunlong, had been in hospital since he was shot in the stomach.
Red Cross ups aid effort in Kunlong
Red Cross representatives arrive in Kunlong to assist the 5,000 civilians displaced by ongoing fighting in the Kokang region.
Burmese govt pledges to investigate Sittwe riot
Seventy-one aid workers, including 32 foreigners, are evacuated to a local police station in Sittwe after a crowd turns on international aid organisations. Reports say an 11-year-old was killed when…
Withholding of case files hampers ICRC applications
Jan 8, 2009 (DVB), Families of political inmates are having difficulties getting copies of their relatives' case files, which they need to gain assistance from the International Committee of the…
ICRC requests access in Burma
Nov 2, 2007 (DVB), The International Committee of the Red Cross has officially asked the Burmese government for access to all detainees in the country, particularly those arrested in the…