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Red Cross Chief: Venezuela Aid Being Politicized To ‘Destabilize The Country’

December 9, 2019 By Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis.com , ,
Caracas, December 5, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) - The president of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has criticized the “unacceptable” politicization of humanitarian aid to Venezuela. Speaking in a press conference in Geneva on Monday, Francesco Rocca denounced a lack of funding for the organization’s programs in Venezuela. "This is not about resources, this is about political will," he told reporters, adding that less than ten percent of the IFRC’s September US $50 million emergency appeal had been met.

60 Million Displaced By War, UN & Red Cross Issue Warning

November 1, 2015 UN and Red Cross, www.icrc.org , , ,
By UN and Red Cross - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, have issued an unprecedented joint warning about the impact of today's conflicts on civilians and appealed for urgent and concrete action to address human suffering and insecurity. The two leaders stressed the importance of respect for international humanitarian law in order to stem the chaos and prevent further instability. Some sixty million people around the world have been displaced from their homes because of conflict and violence – the highest figure since the Second World War. Conflicts have become more protracted, meaning that many displaced people face years away from their homes, communities and livelihoods. "In the face of blatant inhumanity, the world has responded with disturbing paralysis," said the Secretary-General. "This flouts the very raison d'être of the United Nations. The world must reaffirm its humanity and uphold its commitments under international humanitarian law. Today we speak with one voice to urge all States to take immediate, concrete steps to ease the plight of civilians."

Red Cross ‘Used Hurricane Disasters As Photo Ops’

November 3, 2014 Pete D'amato, www.dailymail.co.uk , ,
After Hurricane Isaac made landfall over areas of Louisiana and Mississippi in 2012, emergency response vehicles emblazoned with the logo of the Red Cross rolled in. According to one former field supervisor, dozens of those vehicles had no destination and no supplies, useless for anything but providing the appearance of disaster relief. A joint investigation by ProPublica and NPR showed that in spite of massive funding, relief efforts from the American Red Cross were disastrous, forcing smaller organizations to step in. On the second anniversary of Sandy, the report states in the aftermath of the hurricanes, aid distribution was 'politically driven' and the Red Cross set aside resources for PR purposes. It also detailed the disastrous state of on-the-ground relief efforts, with volunteers wasting thousands of meals, and failing to track sex offenders or allowing them into children's play spaces.

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