Africa—Asia—Latin America—Middle East

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (265) ◽  
pp. 390-395
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Ethiopian Government

At the beginning of June the ICRC was compelled to put an end to its protection and assistance operations in aid of the victims of drought and conflict in the provinces of Eritrea, Tigray, Gondar and Wollo. In the interest of these victims, the ICRC sought agreement from the donor governments to transfer its foodstocks and logistic means in Ethiopia to other organizations. This was done after the Ethiopian authorities had confirmed the decisions conveyed to the ICRC in April and May and forced the ICRC to withdraw all its expatriate staff involved in the assistance operation. The ICRC nevertheless maintained a presence in Ethiopia to continue its activities on behalf of Somali prisoners of war. This aspect of its work, which falls within the Geneva Conventions, had not been called in question by the Ethiopian Government.

Middle East – Biafra – Malawi – Vietnam – Laos – Latin America – Arab Republic of the Yemen

1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (105) ◽  
pp. 665-670
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Prisoner Of War ◽  
United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic.—Towards the end of October two visits to Israeli prisoners of war were carried out in the United Arab Republic.The ICRC delegate in Cairo, Mr. Marcel Boisard, on 26 October, visited a wounded prisoner of war who was captured by the Egyptian armed forces in September 1969.

ICRC President in the Middle East

1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (278) ◽  
pp. 437-438
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Gulf Crisis ◽  
High Level

ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga, accompanied by Mr. Angelo Gnaedinger, the Delegate General for the Middle East, was in the Middle East from 3 to 7 September 1990 for high-level talks with the Jordanian, Iraqi and Iranian authorities concerning the Gulf crisis. To quote President Sommaruga, the purpose of this mission was to achieve a “comprehensive humanitarian mobilization”. The mission itself was in keeping with the ICRC's mandate to act in the event of international armed conflict on the basis of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the institution's statutory right of initiative. It had four main objectives:• to provide protection and assistance, in both Iraq and Kuwait, to the various categories of civilians affected by the events;• to improve co-ordination and step up the ICRC's operation in Jordan in behalf of foreigners transiting through the country;• to examine possibilities of assisting foreign nationals crossing other borders (particularly into Iran);• to review the current situation with regard to the repatriation of Iraqi and Iranian prisoners of war.

Africa—Latin America—Asia—Middle East—Europe

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (227) ◽  
pp. 102-116
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Africa ◽  
The Republic

In February, the head of the ICRC delegation in the Republic of South Africa, Mr. N. de Rougemont, had interviews with the Minister of Police, the Commissioner of Police and senior officials of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. They discussed several points, including the possibility for ICRC delegates to visit categories of detainees not previously visited in the Republic of South Africa and to organize meetings, on the border with Angola, between delegates stationed in Windhoek and others in N'Giva (southern Angola), in order to facilitate the exchange of family messages and the dispatch of parcels to Angolan prisoners of war detained in Namibia/South-West Africa.

Africa — Latin America — Asia — Europe — Middle-East/North Africa

1987 ◽  
Vol 27 (259) ◽  
pp. 382-392
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Ethiopian Government

In May the Ethiopian Government authorized the ICRC delegation in Addis Ababa to resume in part its activities in northern Ethiopia, where the ICRC's assistance operation had had to be suspended in December 1986 by order of the Ethiopian authorities.

Africa — Latin America — Asia — Europe — Middle East

1977 ◽  
Vol 17 (200) ◽  
pp. 479-487
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
National Council ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Geneva Conventions

Application of humanitarian law. — The President of the African National Council (ANC), Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole, informed the ICRC, in September 1977, that his movement would observe the Geneva Conventions and Protocols. This is the second affirmative reply to the appeal made on 14 January 1977 by the ICRC President asking the Parties to the conflict in Southern Africa to respect the humanitarian principles.

Application in the Middle East of the 1949 Geneva Conventions

1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (155) ◽  
pp. 76-77
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Geneva Conventions

On 21 January 1974, the International Committee of the Red Cross issued the following appeal to the 135 States parties to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949:On the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, the ICRC renewed its offer of services to the States concerned, with a view to the discharge of all the duties assigned it under the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949. In so far as permitted by the competent authorities, it has been able to acquit itself of part of its mandate: several thousand prisoners of war have been visited and repatriated; casualties have been cared for; and civilian victims have been given assistance.

Africa—Asia—Latin America—Middle East

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (266) ◽  
pp. 463-467
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Prisoner Of War ◽  
Dire Dawa

The rapatriation of prisoners of war and civilian internees began following the agreement signed on 3 April 1988 between Ethiopia and Somalia. During July, ICRC delegates visited and registered the prisoners of war and civilian internees in both countries. For many of those held in Somalia, this was the first visit by the ICRC in eleven years of captivity. The repatriation operation was organized in co-operation with the authorities and the National Societies of the two countries concerned. On 23 August, the first flight left Mogadishu for Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) with an initial group of 176 Ethiopians and a Cuban prisoner of war who had been held in Somalia for over ten years.

Memorandum concerning the Dissemination in Latin America of Knowledge on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (112) ◽  
pp. 368-370
Author(s):  
Marcel A. Naville
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Geneva Conventions

Following the conflict which broke out on 14 July 1969 between Honduras and El Salvador, the delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross successfully intervened to arrange repatriation of prisoners of war and interned civilians detained by each of the Parties to the conflict. These operations were completed on 6 October 1969 when the last Honduran civilians detained in El Salvador were repatriated.

scholarly journals Randomised, controlled trial of erenumab for the prevention of episodic migraine in patients from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America: The EMPOwER study

Cephalalgia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 033310242110241
Author(s):  
Shuu-Jiun Wang ◽  
Artemio A Roxas ◽  
Bibiana Saravia ◽  
Byung-Kun Kim ◽  
Debashish Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Primary Endpoint ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Acute Migraine ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Medication Treatment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Specific Medication ◽  
Secondary Endpoints

Objective EMPOwER, a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 study, evaluated the efficacy and safety of erenumab in adults with episodic migraine from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Methods Randomised patients (N = 900) received monthly subcutaneous injections of placebo, erenumab 70 mg, or 140 mg (3:3:2) for 3 months. Primary endpoint was change from baseline in monthly migraine days at Month 3. Other endpoints included achievement of ≥50%, ≥75%, and 100% reduction in monthly migraine days, change in monthly acute migraine-specific medication treatment days, patient-reported outcomes, and safety assessment. Results At baseline, mean (standard deviation) age was 37.5 (9.9) years, 81.9% were women, and monthly migraine days was 8.2 (2.8). At Month 3, change from baseline in monthly migraine days (primary endpoint) was −3.1, −4.2, and −4.8 days for placebo, erenumab 70 mg, and erenumab 140 mg, respectively, with a statistically significant difference for erenumab versus placebo (P = 0.002 [70 mg], P < 0.001 [140 mg]). Both erenumab doses were also significantly superior to placebo on all secondary endpoints, including the proportion of patients achieving ≥50% reduction from baseline in monthly migraine days, change from baseline in monthly acute migraine-specific medication treatment days and change from baseline in the Headache Impact Test-6™ scores. The safety profile of erenumab was comparable with placebo; no new safety signals were observed. Conclusions This study of erenumab in patients with episodic migraine from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America met all primary and secondary endpoints. A consistent numerical benefit was observed with erenumab 140 mg versus erenumab 70 mg across all efficacy endpoints. These findings extend evidence of erenumab’s efficacy and safety to patients under-represented in previous trials. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03333109

Repatriation of Prisoners of War in the Middle East

1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (160) ◽  
pp. 355-363
Author(s):  
A. M. ◽  
F. B.
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Swiss Government

At the request of the Israel and Syrian Governments, the ICRC, on 1 and 6 June 1974, repatriated wounded and able-bodied prisoners of war of both countries. The Swiss Government made three aircraft available for the operations.

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