Last year was notable, for National Societies as well as for Red Cross international institutions, for its intense relief work. Readers may be interested in the following tables which show this. It will be noticed that there were thirty-four beneficiary countries and over fifty donor countries.

It has been shown necessary to undertake the restoration of the Central Agency's premises installed since 1950 near ICRC headquarters, in Geneva. The work has recently been completed whose importance we indicate by giving a few facts and figures. It should first of all be pointed out that a staff of 27 still work there and deal on an average each month with a volume of 6000 letters and communications.

Since hostilities broke out in Nigeria in July 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross has continued to send relief for the civilian and military victims on both sides. Thus, by the end of December the ICRC medical teams working on either side had received more than twenty consignments consisting mostly of medicines and surgical equipment.

The International Committee has just produced another colour film; it is entitled They Are Still in Need. This film portrays the work carried out by the ICRC medical teams in the Yemen. It shows among other things doctors working in caves in the heart of the Jauf desert where they treat the wounded soldiers and civilian victims of the events of the last few months.

The October 1968 issue of International Review mentioned that 121 States were parties to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.

In its previous issue, the International Review mentioned that 120 States were parties to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949.