What Syria looks like to Red Cross workers on the ground

Author(s)
Londoño, E.
Publication language
English
Date published
16 Sep 2013
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Urban
Countries
Syria

 

Most foreign embassies in Damascus have shut down and several non-governmental organizations operating in the country have either pulled out or downsized. The International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria, though, has expanded. ICRC staff are among the few in the country that manage to cross front lines with relative ease, giving them a unique vantage point of a conflict that has become increasingly dangerous for journalists and aid workers. Magne Barth, the head of mission of the ICRC in Syria, responded to questions by email.