Switzerland. Geneva. Press conference about Biafra. From right to left: Mr. Auguste Lindt and Mr. F. Pictet. 14/08/1968 ©ICRC Archives (ARR)/ZBINDEN, Jean. V-P-PER-E-00190
A global news release is sent out by ICRC to media worldwide. It is issued because there is something to say that the ICRC believes is of interest to a global audience. Such issues could include: a call to action on a serious humanitarian situation, an important breakthrough in our operations; a major security incident involving the ICRC.
The ICRC Library holds the exhaustive collection of the news releases, including the news releases ICRC published with the League of the Red Cross Societies (from 1939 to 1999) and the communications to the press (from 1984 to 1999).
The ICRC Library also holds the exhaustive collection, yet to be digitized, of the printed bulletins that were published alongside the news releases, such as Information Notes (1961-1962), Topical Red Cross News (1962-1969), The ICRC in Action (1970-1975), ICRC Bulletin (1976-1993), ICRC News (1994-2000), as well as The ICRC Worldwide (1985-1990).
News releases from 2000 to present
Note : The news releases are not available in all languages.
English : News release
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French : Communiqué de presse
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News releases from 1939 to 1999
Note : From 1939 to 1965 order by release, then from 1966 to 1999, order by language
French, English, Spanish and German
News releases ICRC with the League of the Red Cross Societies
Note : From 1960 onwards, the joint news releases are available in the above collection.
Communications to the press
French and English
Spanish and Arabic
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