Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 06:15 UTC
ICRC team underlines good understanding with Falkland Islanders

Head of the Humanitarian Project Plan (HPP) team to identify Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin Cemetery confident to complete on-site operations in August, full task by end of year, speaks of “good understanding” with Islanders.
Monday, May 29th 2017 - 08:56 UTC
Falklands Darwin cemetery: Red Cross identification mission begins round of talks in Argentina

A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross is scheduled to begin this Monday a round of contacts in Buenos Aires related to the Humanitarian Project Plan for the identification of unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, May 25th 2017 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands cemetery combatants identification: Red Cross delegation expected in Buenos Aires

An advance mission from the International Committee of the Red Cross is expected in Buenos Aires next week to iron out details of the DNA process to be implemented for the identification of unknown Argentine combatants buried in the Falkland Islands at the Darwin cemetery. The news was advanced in the Buenos Aires media.
Wednesday, May 10th 2017 - 08:44 UTC
Malvinas Families want Argentina to resume next of kin trips to Darwin cemetery

The Malvinas Families Commission have requested foreign minister Susana Malcorra for the Argentine state to resume the organization and financing of trips of relatives to the Darwin cemetery where the Argentine soldiers fallen during the 1982 conflict are buried, reports Clarin.
Saturday, April 29th 2017 - 08:06 UTC
Falklands: 95 Families have consented to ID tests of Darwin cemetery remains; task should begin 19 June

The Argentine foreign ministry confirmed that 95 families from the 123 Argentine unknown combatants buried at Falkland Islands' Darwin Cemetery have consented to the identification of remains, a task to be undertaken by the International Red Cross, allegedly beginning next 19 June.
Saturday, March 11th 2017 - 07:26 UTC
Argentina tells Malvinas' Families and Veterans that identification process in Darwin cemetery is “strictly humanitarian”

Argentine foreign ministry officials reiterated to representatives from the Malvinas Fallen Relatives Commission and the Confederation of Malvinas Combatants that the initiative to identify Argentine unknown soldiers buried in the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands, is strictly humanitarian.
Saturday, March 4th 2017 - 11:16 UTC
Identification of soldiers remains buried in Falklands has started, says Argentina

The Argentine Justice ministry's Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism Desk, announced on Friday that the identification process of the remains of the “Argentine heroes” buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery has started, and is based on the “accord signed between Argentina and the UK”.
Monday, February 13th 2017 - 09:07 UTC
Falklands: Red Cross advance team collects information for forensic team

The International Red Cross mission which spent nine days in the Falklands gathering information and finalizing plans for the team that will identify Argentine unknown soldiers buried in the Darwin cemetery sometime in June/July, have left the Islands.
Monday, February 6th 2017 - 08:08 UTC
Argentine lawmakers UK visit “very positive”; all bilateral agenda issues, and Falklands were addressed

The speaker of the Argentine Senate, Federico Pinedo, described the multi-party lawmakers delegation visit to the UK as “very positive” since issues of the bilateral agenda were addressed, including Argentina's historic claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC
Falkland Islands receives Red Cross representatives

Two representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tasked with identifying fallen Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin cemetery, are due to arrive in the Falkland Islands on Thursday, 2nd February for 9 days.