Mon, 27 May 2024 09:15:00 +0200
Article | Regarding a request for information about someone held as a prisoner of war or civilian internee during the Spanish Civil War or the Second World War.The maximum number of requests that our staff can deal with has been reached (Learn more).
Mon, 27 May 2024 09:15:00 +0200
Article | Regarding a request for information about someone held as a prisoner of war or civilian internee during the Spanish Civil War or the Second World War.In accordance with the ICRC's regulations on access to its archives, the Agency Archives may have in
Mon, 27 May 2024 09:15:00 +0200
Photo gallery | Watching Ma San San Maw at work as a repairperson, tightening screws and fixing prostheses and orthoses for people with disabilities, can be quite interesting.
Sun, 26 May 2024 11:30:00 +0200
Report | Over a decade on, millions of people across Syria continue to bear the brunt of a conflict compounded by several crises.
Sun, 26 May 2024 08:45:00 +0200
News release | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supports the unilateral release of 113 detainees in Sana's.
Fri, 24 May 2024 16:15:00 +0200
News release | This obligation is a duty for parties to a conflict and a collective responsibility of all states to uphold that rule; states must also ensure respect for international humanitarian law as a whole.Just as the civilian population is paying an increasi
Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:00 +0200
Article | In an event designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, graduate students in Poland are being invited to participate in an essay competition about the effect disinformation and hate speech have on people experiencing conflict.
Wed, 22 May 2024 10:15:00 +0200
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Tue, 21 May 2024 15:30:00 +0200
Article | Check against deliveryMr President,Thank you for inviting me to address the Council on this important topic.In 1999, when former ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga briefed this body, he spoke of 20 active conflicts.
Fri, 17 May 2024 22:45:00 +0200
Article | Dear Madam/Sir,The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/GVA24/00038) to establish a new 3-year Framework Agreement for Multi-purpose Tent 45m2.Please find all pertinent inf
Fri, 17 May 2024 08:30:00 +0200
News release | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 14 May 2024.
Thu, 16 May 2024 14:15:00 +0200
News release | While many of the 8,000 people reported to have left have found refuge with host families and relatives, civilians from the border areas continue to arrive at collective shelters in Kharkiv city.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has
Wed, 15 May 2024 15:00:00 +0200
Article | Dear Madam/Sir,The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/GVA24/00002) to establish a 3-year Framework Agreement for WHO-approved Mosquito Net LLIN 190x180x150cm 230H.Please
Wed, 15 May 2024 11:30:00 +0200
Report | This report is an updated version of the original Counting the Dead report, published in 2022, which covered the period from 2014 to 2019.
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:30:00 +0200
News release | Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 12 Red Cross National Societies (or their branch) are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to help address the overwhelming medical needs emanating from the
Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | We bring to you stories from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan and the Philippines, of people who give a name and face to the human cost of weapon contamination in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sat, 11 May 2024 06:45:00 +0200
News release | The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pierre Krähenbühl, concluded a 3-day visit to China on May 9, 2024.
Fri, 10 May 2024 11:00:00 +0200
Article | The Restoring Family Links (RFL) service of the ICRC helps trace missing and separated family members. They took Daw Be Be's request and started the search for her grandson.
Thu, 09 May 2024 10:45:00 +0200
Article | The roundtable brought together representatives from 8 high-risk African Member States alongside countries with successful demining programs. Operational demining actors such as UNMAS also participated.
Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0200
Article | Building on its strong mandate and longstanding presence, and initially drawing on its built-in emergency capacity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) swiftly adjusted and scaled up its response to address new needs in Israel and Gaz
Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 +0200
News release | BAGHDAD, May 8, 2024 – In a world inundated by conflict, disasters, and unprecedented challenges preserving humanity becomes our beacon of hope.
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:30:00 +0200
Article | On 8 May, we commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and celebrate local to global humanitarian action.
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:00 +0200
News release | As instructions to evacuate certain areas in Rafah were issued on Monday by Israel, the ICRC reiterates that all must be done to spare civilian lives, and to ensure they have access to the basic necessities for life, including food, water, and medica
Mon, 06 May 2024 10:00:00 +0200
Report | This is an executive summary of the Evaluation of the Community Contact Centers (CCCs).
Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:00 +0200
Article | Portraits of survivors of armed violence in Burkina Faso.
Fri, 03 May 2024 10:30:00 +0200
Article | We cannot ignore the allegations of use of autonomous weapons in current conflicts.
Thu, 02 May 2024 20:45:00 +0200
News release | The team was on its way back from Layba to assess the humanitarian situation of communities affected by armed violence in the region when the incident occurred."We are in deep mourning for our dear colleagues.
Thu, 02 May 2024 19:00:00 +0200
News release | On 30 April, Rizk took part in workshops with G20 engagement groups and in closed meetings with international organizations, think tanks and civil society players.
Thu, 02 May 2024 11:00:00 +0200
Article | Friedrich Born, a delegate from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Budapest from May 1944 to March 1945, spared no effort to save Jewish lives during the turbulent months near the end of World War II.
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:15:00 +0200
Article | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with ass
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0200
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:45:00 +0200
Article | © Aida Aliyeva/ICRC"It was the eve of the Novruz holiday. Around late afternoon my son and his cousin went to visit our home village after more than 30 years. But a joyous occasion turned tragic for all of us and changed our lives.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:30:00 +0200
Article | As a neutral, impartial, and independent humanitarian organization, we collaborate closely with the National Red Cross Societies in the region, as well as with authorities and individuals affected by violence.Our work focuses on protecting the lives
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:45:00 +0200
Publication | In 2023, the ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation worked extensively to promote knowledge and respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and cultivate acceptance for humanitarian norms and principles among religious leaders, academic circles, and o
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:15:00 +0200
Statement | Excellencies, colleagues,Sexual violence in conflict is not an isolated occurrence.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200
News release | During her visit, the ICRC president met with the minister of foreign affairs and with the president of the Algerian Red Crescent, Ibtissem Hamlaoui.Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between the Algerian government and the ICRC.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:30:00 +0200
Article | In adherence to our fundamental principles, we continued working in 2023 to protect the lives and dignity of individuals deprived of liberty, families of missing persons, people in mobility, and communities. Learn more in our 2024 activity report.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:45:00 +0200
Statement | "Today, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, we are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts" says ICRC's president Mirjana Splojaric.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:45:00 +0200
Article | When family members go missing due to armed conflict, they leave behind relatives who live in a shadow of uncertainty.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:15:00 +0200
Report | In October 2023, the ICRC organized a meeting of experts to discuss how to implement the commitments outlined in the Political Declaration.
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0200
News release | Some health facilities in the worst-hit areas are working under severe pressure due to increase in the number of patients and several others have been forced to close their doors due to insecurity.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200
News release | Mexico City (ICRC).
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:45:00 +0200
Article | By Miguel Ramírez, head of operations of the ICRC in MexicoDiana Gutiérrez's mother Adulfa is 81 years old and disappeared on 13 September 2016 in the State of Mexico. Her daughter and other relatives have been searching for her ever since.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0200
Article | The violence in Mexico is deep, complex, and constantly evolving, yet humanitarian needs persist.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200
Statement | ICRC Statement at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Special High-Level Intervention on the Geneva Conventions.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:45:00 +0200
Article | The legal classification of armed conflict – determining whether a situation of violence is an international armed conflict (IAC) or a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) under international humanitarian law (IHL) – is key for understanding what
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:15:00 +0200
News release | The conference, which takes place every four years, will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, from 15 to 19 April 2024.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:15:00 +0200
Article | “Today is your last day on earth.”These are the final words Husseini Jibrin remembers hearing before he was shot in both legs.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200
News release | (Check against delivery)Excellencies, ministers, colleagues,A year ago, fighting broke out.Despite the belligerents’ commitment in the Jeddah Declaration to protect civilians, horrifying accounts of unbridled violence continue today.In Sudan and neig
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:15:00 +0200
Article | On April 30, the ICRC will be represented by Digital Risk Advisor Joelle Rizk at closed meetings and high-level workshops with members of the G20, international organizations, think tanks and civil society representatives.
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200
Article | “We heard gunshots everywhere. Women and children were crying all around. My husband was out for his fishing business when this started.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0200
Article | We collaborate closely with the Costa Rican government to promote the implementation, development, and respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and applicable international standards for law enforcement.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0200
Article | This spontaneous settlement in Adré, a Chadian border town of 12,000 inhabitants, has become a makeshift home to over 100,000 Sudanese refugees.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | The Joint Commission of the Empress Shôken Fund (ESF) has announced a new funding distribution that totals CHF 485,597 and supports projects administered by Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in 17 countries.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:45:00 +0200
Article | By Karim Khallaayoun, head of the ICRC's mission in GuatemalaWhen someone disappears, the life of their family and community is turned upside down, never to be the same again.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0200
Article | Identifying the needs of families of missing persons enables us to develop tailored solutions that empower them to continue their tireless search for their loved ones. Learn more in our 2024 activity report.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:30:00 +0200
News release | Port Sudan/Nairobi/Geneva - One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and tens of thousands have been killed or wounded.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:45:00 +0200
Article | Building on its strong mandate and longstanding presence, and initially drawing on its built-in emergency capacity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) swiftly adjusted and scaled up its response to address new needs in Israel and Gaz
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:15:00 +0200
Article | Besides recognition for their impactful storytelling and a platform to amplify the voices of those affected by humanitarian crises, the top three winners will receive the following prize money:1st prize: PKR 150,0002nd prize: PKR 130,0003rd prize: PK
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0200
Article | In Honduras, humanitarian needs persist. Protecting the lives and dignity of migrants, internally displaced persons, families of missing persons, individuals deprived of liberty, and communities is our mission. Learn more in our 2024 activity report.
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:30:00 +0200
Article | By Karim Khallaayoun, head of the ICRC's mission in El SalvadorIn 2023, millions of people around the world faced a complex situation resulting from natural disasters, migration and poverty, but also from armed conflicts and other situations of viole
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:30:00 +0200
Article | By Guela Sekhniachvili, head of the ICRC's mission in HondurasHumanity should know no bounds.
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:30:00 +0200
News release | Geneva (ICRC) – On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, Erik Tollefsen, the head of the weapons contamination unit for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said this:
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200
Article | Shujaa and Fadhil, two young boys from Baghdad, were innocently playing near their home when tragedy struck. While disposing of garbage in an empty lot, an unexploded remnant of war detonated, leaving them injured.
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:30:00 +0200
Article | Instead, they share stories of being able to find their ground, setting up successful small businesses with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), providing for their families, paying off debt, reinvesting in their businesse
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200
News release | Despite the ongoing efforts to find a negotiated end to the armed conflicts, the humanitarian situation in Colombia continues to cause concern.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | The presence or suspected presence of even a single device can confine an entire community for long periods or, at times, intermittently.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | In 2023, we documented 222 cases of people missing in connection with the armed conflicts and violence that occurred in that year.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | During 2023, the National Medical Mission Board recorded 511 violent acts against health care through- out the country. Of these, 140 (27 per cent) were related to armed conflicts.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | In 2023, 66 people were reunited with their loved ones thanks to our neutral intermediation. This figure, the highest in recent years, exceeds the 63 releases we facilitated in 2022.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | In addition, there is a shortage of prison staff, both security and technical-professional staff, and a lack of strategies aimed at their welfare and training.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | It is not only about rebuilding physical structures, but also about strengthening the foundations of the community. That is why we value diversity and inclusion as fundamental pillars of our work.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | To state and non-state armed actorsWe call on armed actors to respect IHL, whether or not there are ceasefires or peace talks. Complying with these rules reduces the suffering caused by armed conflicts.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | Throughout 2023, we supported communities who had been displaced and who, scared for their lives, took the only way out they had: leaving their homes and losing everything.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | Throughout 2023, we supported communities who had been displaced and who, scared for their lives, took the only way out they had: leaving their homes and losing everything.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200
Article | Real-time reporting on bombing and people having to flee their homes has led many to believe that armed conflicts are so cruel that they break the very rules of what makes us human. But this is not true.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:45:00 +0200
Article | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has recently highlighted the humanitarian perspectives of the escalating global geopolitical tensions at the t Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference in Hainan.
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100
Article | The main areas of assistance include helping the Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees to restore/maintain contact with their loved ones, as well as improving their access to essential health care services, clean drinking water, household it
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:15:00 +0100
News release | Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has provided food aid to over 44,000 newly arrived displaced people in camps around Goma, in Nor
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:30:00 +0100
Article | From 28 March to 9 June 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is inviting all professional photojournalists to take part in its photojournalism contest, the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or award.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:30:00 +0100
Article | This was possible as part of the humanitarian Coordination Mechanism on Persons Unaccounted For in Connection with the Events of 1992–1993 Armed Conflict and After, involving Abkhaz and Georgian participants, operating with the ICRC's support since 2
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:45:00 +0100
Article | In the Republic of Haiti, in particular in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, the ICRC used its expertise to respond to the protection needs of people affected by armed violence.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:15:00 +0100
Article | "My husband was killed in the conflict.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:45:00 +0100
Article | Starting from early 2022, the ICRC team in Mandalay has been distributing food and other supplies. Moreover, the team also identified the need for a sustainable solution for displaced people to earn a livelihood and live with dignity.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:30:00 +0100
News release | The new water supply system, built by the villagers through a cash-for-work program, was a project implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in coordination with the local government.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100
Article | The ICRC's Regional Delegation for East Asia and Tsinghua University's School of Journalism and Communication joined forces on March 13, 2024 to advance communication, media engagement, and humanitarian awareness.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:45:00 +0100
Article | A look at the measurable impact of our assistance in 2023.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:30:00 +0100
Report | By drawing the attention of States and the public to the unacceptable effects of certain weapons on combatants and civilians, the ICRC has helped to create the conditions for the development of the laws of war.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:30:00 +0100
News release | The ICRC has been present in Romania since the escalation of the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine in early 2022.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:30:00 +0100
Article | While approximately 570,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have now returned to their homes, mainly in Mocímboa da Praia, they have found abandoned villages lacking basic services, such as clean drinking water, access to healthcare and livelihood
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100
Article | Commissioner, Ministers, Excellencies, colleagues,From Gaza to Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Committee of the Red Cross witnesses a global failure to protect civilians in armed conflict.States must urge
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100
Article | The Full Report Here In Egypt, the ICRC serves as a pivotal hub for coordinating and facilitating the organization’s operational responses in neighboring conflict-affected regions such as Gaza, Sudan, and other areas in the Middle East and Africa whe
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100
News release | Statement by Patrick Youssef, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Director for Africa, following his visit to Burkina Faso
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:15:00 +0100
News release | The Coordination Mechanism, bringing together Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian participants, was established under the auspices and with the technical expertise of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2010 as a purely humanitari
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:30:00 +0100
Article | On March 9, 2024, the 22nd Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region, jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC), concluded in Hong K
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:45:00 +0100
Treaty | By Alexandre Le Breton, head of the ICRC's mission in PanamaNobody is ready to cross the Darien Gap. Nobody is ready to trek through the jungle for days, facing unavoidable dangers and finding dead bodies along the way.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:45:00 +0100
Publication | In close collaboration with the Panamanian Red Cross, we work to provide a humanitarian response to migrants after their journey through the Darien region. Learn more in our 2024 activity report.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:45:00 +0100
News release | "It is heartbreaking to see so many women and children traumatized and exhausted," said Catherine Gendre, the Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Maputo.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100
Report | The upsurge in armed conflict and other situations of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking a devastating humanitarian toll, especially in the east of the country. Read our report for an update.