The International Committee of the Red Cross has opened a blog hosted by the website of French daily Le Monde to focus on humanitarian issues that receive little coverage in the local media. The French language blog run by the ICRC’s office in France is aimed at highlighting broader concerns about armed conflicts and will draw in other relief agencies and actors, the Geneva-based agency said on Wednesday. The ICRC already has an extensive website, but said it was interested in exploring the interactive element of the blog and feedback from visitors. One of the blog articles this month explains some of the less direct language used by the agency, which prides itself on its neutrality in trying to reach victims of war and keeps public criticism of warring sides as a last resort. The agency said it was keeping an open mind about expanding the venture in other languages.� (AFP via Expatica France)
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