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Sudan/Chad: ICRC confirms that Laurent Maurice is free
Laurent Maurice, the International Committee of the Red Cross staff member abducted in eastern Chad on 9 November 2009, is free.

Haiti earthquake: more help for people in camps and unaccompanied children
More than three weeks after the earthquake struck Haiti, international aid is reaching more and more survivors. The ICRC is focusing on helping the most destitute people in camps in Port-au-Prince, and on ensuring that unaccompanied children are cared for.

Philippines: protecting life and dignity in places of detention
The ICRC has been working with national authorities to address the causes of overcrowding in prisons and jails and its effect on inmates' living conditions and health. This is an update on these and other ICRC activities carried out in the Philippines in January 2010.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: the lost children of Goma
In the chaos of conflict, adults and children often get separated and lost. In the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by decades of war, hundreds of children are missing or separated. 17 year old Shukuru hasn’t seen his parents for 8 months, but with help from the ICRC tracing team, he's found at least part of his family, and he can't wait to see them.

Haiti earthquake: protecting unaccompanied children a priority
Protecting unaccompanied children and restoring links between them and their families is one of the ICRC’s top priorities in Haiti. Marc Studer is in charge of restoring family links in Port-au-Prince. He explains how the ICRC works in partnership with the Haitian Red Cross, UNICEF and local organizations.

Iran-Iraq: ICRC helps repatriate remains of Iranian soldiers from 1980-1988 war
Tehran/Baghdad (ICRC) – The remains of nine Iranian soldiers were repatriated today at the Shalamjah border crossing, near Basra, under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). More than 20 years after the end of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, thousands of members of the armed forces of both countries are still unaccounted for.

Somalia: more people forced to flee drought and renewed fighting
Alongside continuous attacks in Mogadishu, fighting has now also broken out in Somalia's central regions, leaving thousands of families displaced. Meanwhile, drought is plaguing the areas along the border with Ethiopia and Kenya, where the level of malnutrition among small children is worryingly high.

Haiti: earthquake survivors desperate to make contact with their families

Sudan/Chad: almost 100 days of ordeal for abducted staff members Gauthier Lefèvre and Laurent Maurice
Nearly 100 days have passed since the abduction of two ICRC staff members: Gauthier Lefèvre was seized in West Darfur, Sudan, on 22 October, and Laurent Maurice in eastern Chad on 9 November. Daniel Duvillard, ICRC head of operations for East Africa, explains the situation.

Haiti: earthquake survivors reconnect
In Haiti, thousands of people live in anguish, unsure whether their relatives are buried under the rubble or alive and unable to communicate. In the first two weeks following the earthquake, Red Cross tracing teams offered over 2,000 phone calls to survivors in the largest camps in Port-au-Prince, so they could get in touch with relatives abroad. Over 3,000 people have posted a "safe and well" message on a special website (www.icrc.org/familylinks), while 22,000 persons are listed as unaccounted for.