Relief News Updates
UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement at the Sixth Committee on protection of persons in the event of disasters
States call for protective interpretation of international humanitarian law in new report
Ukraine: Strikes on cities are upending lives
UN General Assembly 80th Session: Statement at the Sixth Committee on crimes against humanity
South Sudan: Displaced people endured the ripple effects of border tensions
ICRC calls for advancing the protection and empowerment of women in conflict
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates transfer of remains to Israel and Gaza
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC calls for dignified management of the deceased as transfers continue
ICRC at GCF 2025: Putting the Humanitarian Voice at the Heart of Cybersecurity
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates the return of 20 hostages and 1,808* detainees as part of ceasefire agreement
Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: Selected Issues
Ukraine: Supporting families living with uncertainty
Ethiopia: ICRC provides urgent medical aid and visits detainees following armed clashes in Amhara region
- ICRC elects new vice-president
ICRC president: Ceasefire agreement offers chance to save lives, reunite families
COP30: The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action and finance in conflict settings
- Kyrgyzstan: Signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons а positive step in strengthening commitment to international humanitarian law
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Health care increasingly difficult to access in North and South Kivu
UN Security Council: Open debate on the 25th anniversary of women, peace, and security agenda
Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict
ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families
Sudan: “The people of Al Fasher cannot be abandoned”
"Humanity hollowed out": Gaza, two years on
Afghanistan: One month of helping people affected by Kunar earthquake
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate
Facts and Figures for ICRC Activities in Donetsk and Luhansk
Frequently asked questions: Our work following the earthquake in Afghanistan
ICRC President: “Why upholding the rules of war matters everywhere”
ICRC-IFRC joint statement: Humanity continues to live under the shadow of nuclear warfare and its immense suffering and humanitarian consequences
Uganda: National Moot Competition on International Humanitarian Law
UN Security Council: We cannot let AI be deployed on the battlefield without oversight and regulation
Myanmar: Six months after the earthquake, access to clean water remains a lifeline for hard-hit communities
Empowering Physical Rehabilitation Teams through the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Orientation Workshop
Myanmar Earthquake: Six Months On
ICRC president: Path to peace lost when parties fail to preserve human dignity and humanity
Luxembourg and ICRC sign new agreement to deepen humanitarian cooperation
Afghanistan: Two families reconnect with missing loved ones through Restoring Family Links services
How to locate ICRC statements and news releases dating from pre-2014
ICRC president: Every humanitarian worker killed without consequence allows this insidious pattern to continue
World leaders united in defence of international humanitarian law to uphold humanity in war
Afghanistan: ICRC team reaches remote communities affected by earthquake in Kunar
Ethiopia: “The world erupted around me” – a landmine survivor’s story
Sudan faces worst cholera outbreak in years as war devastates infrastructure
Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Building Regional Peace through Dialogue and Consultation
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Armed Conflict
Israel and the occupied territories: Gaza families face fear and displacement as hostilities intensify
Renewed Appeal 2025: Addressing the humanitarian funding gap
ICRC Vice-President: Maintaining and strengthening IHL is a collective responsibility of all states
Special Appeal 2025 - Climate change and conflict: Protecting the most vulnerable
China: ICRC attends the 50th Florence Nightingale Medal Award Ceremony
South Africa Urges African States to Champion International Humanitarian Law
In search of Kin, 20 years on
Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Iraq
Youth Think Tank Salon｜Humanitarian Action and Development Finance: Advancing Sustainable Public Goods Provision in Protracted Crises
Earthquake in Afghanistan: ICRC response
Nigeria: January to June 2025 Facts and Figures
Supporting Syrian Families of the Missing
- Moldova: 2025 International Humanitarian Law Essay Competition for Students
- Second round of consultations for the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to IHL
Afghanistan: Swift response needed to help those hit by devastating earthquake
Afghanistan: ICRC responds to deadly earthquake
The International Committee of the Red Cross closes its delegation in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Iraq: Accompaniment and Walking Beside Families of the Missing
Azerbaijan: Facts and figures from over 30 years of humanitarian engagement
Syria: For families of the missing, it is answers, not time, that will heal the pain
ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible
Standing in the face of absence: “The past ten years have been the most painful of my life. Yet I still endure”
Balancing risks and opportunities: New technologies and the search for missing people
Syria: ICRC calls for sustained and collective efforts to address the issue of the missing
Number of missing people registered with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement up nearly 70% in five years
DRC: Silence, a slow killer
Sri Lanka: Ambiguous Loss
“The Man from Egypt”: Why I left the comfort of the operating room to work in conflict zones
Myanmar: Restoring hope to families of the missing
International Day of the Disappeared: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa
South Sudan: The pain, memories and hope
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza
- Frequently asked questions about the closure of ICRC’s office in Azerbaijan
Arms Trade Treaty: A framework that saves lives and preserves humanity in armed conflict
Philippines: “The Book of Memories” book and exhibit launch
Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
Update from the Red Cross Field Hospital, Rafah: 15-Month Operational Summary
Philippines: ICRC president highlights need to make international humanitarian law a political priority to support peace and stability
Jordan: International Day of the Disappeared - Supporting Syrian families of missing persons
ICRC response in Southern Syria: Operational update
Israel and the occupied territories: Intensification of hostilities threatens to worsen catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza
South Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
Joint statement: DIRCO and ICRC call for stronger political commitment to uphold IHL across Africa
Stop putting targets on aid workers’ backs
To protect humanitarians is to protect communities: World Humanitarian Day 2025
ICRC voices: Contending with Syria’s deadly legacy of war
“A grave betrayal of humanity": Abhorrent attacks on aid workers must stop
ICRC president: “If states invest in defence, they must also budget for international humanitarian law”