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TEHRAN, 26 December 2021 (IRCS) – Iranian Red Crescent Society President Dr Pir Hossein Kolivand and Head of the ICRC ‎Delegation in Iran Mr Johannes Bruwer held a meeting in Tehran on Sunday and reviewed cooperation in humanitarian fields.

Tehran, 23 Dec 2021 (IRCS) – President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society ‎sent a message of condolence to Secretary General of the Malaysian Red ‎Crescent Society and expressed the IRCS readiness to help the affected people ‎after severe flooding impacted eight states of the country leaving casualties and ‎damage.‎

TEHRAN, 20 December 2021 (IRCS) - At the virtual meeting of the heads of National Societies of MENA zone, Dr Pir Hossein Kolivand, IRCS President, said: “The priority of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to expand regional cooperation in the Middle East and Africa.”

GENEVE/TEHRAN, 15 December 2021 (IRCS) – Mr Francesco Rocca and Mr Jagan Chapagain, President and Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) congratulated the election of Mr Pir Hossein Kolivand as President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

ISFAHAN, 15 December 2021 (IRCS) – Iranian Red Crescent Society is holding a training course on “concepts and new tools for responding to disasters and crises” based on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to staff of relief and rescue division of some provinces.

TEHRAN, 12 December 2021 (IRCS) – A six-member EU delegation led by Ms. Sarah Rinaldi, Head of European Commission’s Middle East and Central Asia Office of International Partnerships, met with IRCS’ senior officials for International Division in Tehran on December 11 to discuss risk reduction in Iran’s disasters as well as crises.

Up to 125,000 Afghan migrants and host community members in Iran will receive two doses for a total of 250,000 does of COVID vaccine in Eastern provinces of the country as part of the partnership of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

TEHRAN, 05 December 2021 (IRCS) – The Iranian Red Crescent Society held a ceremony in Tehran to honor International Volunteer Day 2021.

La Paz, 04 December 2021 (IRCS) - On the 12th anniversary of establishment of the Iranian Red Crescent’s hospital in Bolivia, the Society rendered health services to patients for free.

FREETOWN/ TEHRAN, 30 November 2021 (IRCS) – Iranian Red Crescent Society rendered health and treatment services to people of Sierra Leone after the spread of typhoid and malaria in the country.