https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of a fundraising company accused of stealing millions of dollars intended for major international charities including the Red Cross has been arrested in Switzerland, Zurich police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180202/swiss-arrest-suspected-charity-thief Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:42:44 +0100 swiss-arrest-suspected-charity-thief Tens of thousands of people forced to flee violence in South Sudan could go hungry, with fighting interrupting the planting season and cutting off supply chains, the Geneva-based Red Cross warned Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150518/south-sudan-migrants-face-famine-from-civil-war Mon, 18 May 2015 13:56:13 +0200 south-sudan-migrants-face-famine-from-civil-war An initial flight from the International Committee of the Red Cross transporting medical personnel has reached the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Geneva-based organization said on Tuesday, as fighting in the Arabian Peninsula country led to warnings of a humanitarian crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150407/first-red-cross-shipment-reaches-yemeni-capital Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:15:31 +0200 first-red-cross-shipment-reaches-yemeni-capital The Red Cross said Thursday it was analyzing how to resume its Ukraine operations a week after halting work in the conflict-torn country following the death of a Swiss staffer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141010/icrc-evaluates-ukraine-operations-after-tragedy Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:47:56 +0200 icrc-evaluates-ukraine-operations-after-tragedy Marking the centenary of the beginning of the First World War, the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross has digitized its files documenting the fate of two million prisoners during the 1914-1918 war. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140904/digitized-red-cross-files-reveal-pow-fate Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:22:00 +0200 digitized-red-cross-files-reveal-pow-fate Efforts continued on Monday to free three aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross who were kidnapped in Syria, after four fellow abductees were released. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131014/four-red-cross-workers-freed-in-syria Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:05:00 +0200 four-red-cross-workers-freed-in-syria The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday that six of its aid workers and a member of the Syrian Red Crescent had been kidnapped by gunmen in Syria. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131013/six-red-cross-workers-abducted-in-syria Sun, 13 Oct 2013 22:44:00 +0200 six-red-cross-workers-abducted-in-syria Red Cross head Peter Maurer on Wednesday urged the international community to do as much to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria as it is doing to fight the chemical weapons threat in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130912/humanitarian-focus-needed-in-syria-red-cross-chief Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:06:00 +0200 humanitarian-focus-needed-in-syria-red-cross-chief The head of the Swiss-based Red Cross has begun a rare official visit to both North and South Korea, pledging to strengthen the organization's humanitarian assistance and cooperation with the countries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130820/red-cross-chief-heads-to-north-korea Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:07:00 +0200 red-cross-chief-heads-to-north-korea Tribal gunmen have kidnapped a Swiss man working for the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross in southern Yemen, a local pro-government militia leader said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130513/yemen-gunmen-kidnap-swiss-red-cross-worker Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:00 +0200 yemen-gunmen-kidnap-swiss-red-cross-worker