‘Dire situation’: fresh call for Australia to save women and children in Syrian camp

Red Cross says time is running out to repatriate women and children from appalling conditions' of al-Roj camp, where 60 Australians remain

The Australian government is facing fresh calls to repatriate women and children from camps in north-east Syria, with top Red Cross officials warning time is running out to prevent further distress and suffering".

Fabrizio Carboni, a regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), described the situation as one of the most complex child protection crises today".