International Red Cross

Agiris (Akis) Maltsidis, the anti-dictatorship fighter Argiris (Akis) Maltsidis, passed away today at the age of 92.

He was born in 1932 in Thessaloniki and studied Civil Engineering at the AUTH.

A ceasefire is in progress. The temporary truce agreement includes a four-day pause in fighting, the first since seven weeks of fighting that began on October 7, with a Hamas attack on Israeli territory, and the release of a total of about 50 Israeli hostages in groups of about a dozen a day.

The IRC handed over to Egypt the second group of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

The corridor from Mariupol to Zaporozhye is being reopened, which should be monitored by the representatives of the International Red Cross and the UNHCR.
Russian Ministry of Defense claims that two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down in an attempt to evacuate the officers of the Azov unit from Mariupol.

As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow-flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that low inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant.

The request for the abolition of the 100% tariffs on Serbian goods was very clear, as well as a warning that, until they did, relations with the Kosovo authorities would not be restored, and the possibility of reconsidering other, not only security, co-operation with Pristina was mentioned.

We continue to work on projects focused on the most vulnerable social groups - children and the elderly, President of the Bulgarian Red Cross Hristo Grigorov told Focus Radio on the occasion of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva opened the first meeting of the National Committee on International Humanitarian Law, established earlier this year, the press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Celebrations dedicated to 140 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian Red Cross will take place on 25th of October, the press office of the Red Cross said on 24th of October. The jubilee is under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, reports BNT. 

Read the exclusive article of the US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt to protothema.gr. Mr. Ryatt wrote this article after his visit to Livadia and he describes his positive impressions from the hospitality of the citizens of Livadia to the refugees that have found refuge there.

On May 8, every year the whole world celebrate the International Red Cross Day and Red crescent.

As a part of the celebration, with 96 volunteers, members and over 450 000 employees from 190 countries, Bulgarian Red Cross will also mark the holiday, according to BGNES.