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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 02:51 UTC

Tag: Laurent Corbaz ICRC

  • Friday, September 1st 2017 - 07:58 UTC

    Falklands' Argentine cemetery DNAs “good quality” so far, says Red Cross

    “We are hopeful that the remaining 50% will also provide good DNA profiles”, said Mr. Laurent Corbaz from ICRC

    About 50% of samples from exhumed remains of Argentine war dead buried in the Falkland Islands have been analyzed and all of them have provided good quality DNA, ICRC Operational Coordinator for Humanitarian Project Laurent Corbaz, stated this week. He provided an update on the work undertaken in recent months at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin.

  • Monday, June 19th 2017 - 12:47 UTC

    Identification of Argentine soldiers buried in Falklands begins

    Darwin Cemetery will be close since today until the completion of the works.

    As per the agreement between Argentina and Great Britain, the task is carried out by a mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Relatives of the fallen feel mixed emotions.Thirty-five years after the war and after prolonged negotiations between the two governments, the ICRC mission is already on the islands to begin as soon as weather permits it the exhumation of 123 Of the 237 graves under a plaque “Argentine Soldier only known to God.”

  • Friday, June 9th 2017 - 11:14 UTC

    Falklands: Red Cross exhumation of Argentine remains in three phases

    “Probably on the 19th maybe a few days later, starting with the exhumation proper and the job of taking bone samples from the various human remains…”

    With 123 graves to be exhumed but 140 families waiting for news, the exhumation and identification of Argentine war dead in the Falklands will bring answers to some families, but not every family involved, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Operational Coordinator for the project to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin Cemetery.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 14:05 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross head of project has arrived in the Islands

    Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

    The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has reported that final preparations are underway ahead of work to identify the mortal remains of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery at the Falklands/Malvinas. Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 06:15 UTC

    ICRC team underlines good understanding with Falkland Islanders

    Laurent Corbaz is confident there is “a good understanding” with the 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.

  • Thursday, June 1st 2017 - 09:39 UTC

    Falklands' Darwin cemetery Red Cross team flies to the Islands on Saturday

    The ICRC delegation headed by Laurent Corbaz is making the round of contacts with Malvinas relatives and Argentine officials from different ministries

    The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, which will lead the task of identifying the unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and currently in Buenos Aires, will be arriving in the Islands next Saturday and work is expected to begin as had been anticipated on 19 June.

  • Monday, May 29th 2017 - 08:56 UTC

    Falklands Darwin cemetery: Red Cross identification mission begins round of talks in Argentina

    Laurent Corbaz is head of the Humanitarian Project Plan and begins this week a round of talks in Buenos Aires (Pic ICRC)

    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, February 16th 2017 - 10:13 UTC

    Red Cross completes Phase 1 of mission to identify Argentine soldiers in Darwin cemetery

    The purpose of Phase 1 was to make the administrative and logistical arrangements for Phases 2 and 3, later in the year, said ICRC representative Laurent Corbaz

    Laurent Corbaz of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said on leaving the Falklands that Phase 1 of the mission to identify Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin Cemetery had taken place during the week spent in the Islands with his team mate Patrick Sherry.

  • Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC

    Falkland Islands receives Red Cross representatives

    The Argentine cemetery in Darwin where the identification of unknown soldiers will be taking place

    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.

  • Friday, July 1st 2016 - 07:11 UTC

    Falklands: Red Cross clear on Argentine families' wishes of identifying remains at Darwin cemetery

    The delegation were able to speak with Islanders: Stanley public meeting last night, (L to R) Mike Summers MLA and the ICRC delegations Edmond Corthesy, Laurent Corbaz, Morris Tidball-Binz and Oran

    Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) currently visiting the Falkland Islands have stated they are quite clear on the wishes of the Argentine families, in relation to the potential future identification of remains of unknown Argentine soldiers in the Argentine memorial at Darwin.