International Committee of the Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross

World leaders united in defence of international humanitarian law to uphold humanity in war

Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:57

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Sudan faces worst cholera outbreak in years as war devastates infrastructure

Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 10:42

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Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Building Regional Peace through Dialogue and Consultation

Friday, September 19, 2025 - 08:09

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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Armed Conflict

Monday, September 8, 2025 - 08:09

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Israel and the occupied territories: Gaza families face fear and displacement as hostilities intensify

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 15:21

A testimony from Ahmed Al Waheidi, an ICRC staff member in Gaza: September 17, 2025

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ICRC Vice-President: Maintaining and strengthening IHL is a collective responsibility of all states

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 11:00

High-level Statement by Mr. Gilles Carbonnier, Vice President of the ICRC, at the 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, 16-19 September 2025, Geneva

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China: ICRC attends the 50th Florence Nightingale Medal Award Ceremony

Friday, September 12, 2025 - 15:07

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South Africa Urges African States to Champion International Humanitarian Law

Friday, September 12, 2025 - 07:59

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In search of Kin, 20 years on

Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 07:00

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Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Iraq

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 09:41

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Youth Think Tank Salon｜Humanitarian Action and Development Finance: Advancing Sustainable Public Goods Provision in Protracted Crises

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - 14:06

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Earthquake in Afghanistan: ICRC response

Monday, September 8, 2025 - 12:01

Operational update: 1 - 7 September 2025

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Nigeria: January to June 2025 Facts and Figures

Monday, September 8, 2025 - 11:07

January - June 2025

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Supporting Syrian Families of the Missing

Monday, September 8, 2025 - 11:17

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC reiterates call to release hostages after release of distressing video

Friday, September 5, 2025 - 14:04

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Moldova: 2025 International Humanitarian Law Essay Competition for Students

Friday, September 5, 2025 - 11:00

Chișinău, 1 September – 15 October 2025

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Second round of consultations for the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to IHL

Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 10:02

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Afghanistan: Swift response needed to help those hit by devastating earthquake

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 17:46

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Afghanistan: ICRC responds to deadly earthquake

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 15:37

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The International Committee of the Red Cross closes its delegation in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 09:26

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Iraq: Accompaniment and Walking Beside Families of the Missing

Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 10:31

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Azerbaijan: Facts and figures from over 30 years of humanitarian engagement

Monday, September 1, 2025 - 10:21

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Syria: For families of the missing, it is answers, not time, that will heal the pain

Monday, September 1, 2025 - 08:31

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ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible

Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 08:57

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Standing in the face of absence: “The past ten years have been the most painful of my life. Yet I still endure”

Friday, August 29, 2025 - 16:16

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Balancing risks and opportunities: New technologies and the search for missing people

Friday, August 29, 2025 - 14:08

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Syria: ICRC calls for sustained and collective efforts to address the issue of the missing

Friday, August 29, 2025 - 12:17

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Number of missing people registered with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement up nearly 70% in five years

Friday, August 29, 2025 - 10:11

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DRC: Silence, a slow killer

Friday, August 22, 2025 - 13:12

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Sri Lanka: Ambiguous Loss

Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 14:36

Dealing with frozen grief

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“The Man from Egypt”: Why I left the comfort of the operating room to work in conflict zones

Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 12:02

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Myanmar: Restoring hope to families of the missing

Friday, August 29, 2025 - 11:00

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International Day of the Disappeared: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 16:34

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South Sudan: The pain, memories and hope

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 10:07

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 09:31

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Frequently asked questions about the closure of ICRC’s office in Azerbaijan

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:31

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Arms Trade Treaty: A framework that saves lives and preserves humanity in armed conflict

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 08:12

Statement by Mr. Gilles Carbonnier, Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, 25 August 2025, Geneva

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Philippines: “The Book of Memories” book and exhibit launch

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 04:32

A tribute to Marawi’s missing people and their families’ relentless search for answers

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Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures

Monday, August 25, 2025 - 16:28

January to June 2025

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Update from the Red Cross Field Hospital, Rafah: 15-Month Operational Summary

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 14:17

Rafah, Gaza Strip - 9 May 2024 to 31 July 2025

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Philippines: ICRC president highlights need to make international humanitarian law a political priority to support peace and stability

Friday, August 22, 2025 - 09:27

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Jordan: International Day of the Disappeared - Supporting Syrian families of missing persons

Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 16:03

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ICRC response in Southern Syria: Operational update

Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 14:01

15 July to 15 August 2025

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Israel and the occupied territories: Intensification of hostilities threatens to worsen catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza

Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 10:03

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South Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 14:43

January to June 2025

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Joint statement: DIRCO and ICRC call for stronger political commitment to uphold IHL across Africa

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 15:50

Pretoria, 19 August 2025

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Stop putting targets on aid workers’ backs

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 13:51

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To protect humanitarians is to protect communities: World Humanitarian Day 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 12:11

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ICRC voices: Contending with Syria’s deadly legacy of war

Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:05

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“A grave betrayal of humanity": Abhorrent attacks on aid workers must stop

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 07:14

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ICRC president: “If states invest in defence, they must also budget for international humanitarian law”

Monday, August 18, 2025 - 13:27

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The International Day Of the Disappeared: Memory Boxes - Gardens of Memories

Sunday, August 17, 2025 - 20:44

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Afghanistan: summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025 - 09:19

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ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"

Monday, August 18, 2025 - 13:51

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How the ICRC helps sustain life in Armenia’s borderlands: A day with Harutyun Harutyunyan

Friday, August 15, 2025 - 09:14

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Philippines: States in Asia Pacific region commit to greater support for rules of war during regional conference

Friday, August 15, 2025 - 12:00

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Iran: Sixth training course to manage health in emergencies held in Tehran

Sunday, November 24, 2019 - 10:00

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Afghanistan: protection of vulnerable communities through cash-for-work projects

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 06:11

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Georgia / South Ossetia: Home is where hope dwells

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 16:10

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ICRC president: The next 76 years of the Geneva Conventions will be shaped by the choices leaders make today

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 09:00

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Ethiopia: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures

Monday, August 11, 2025 - 10:41

Staying Humanitarian in a World That Won’t Stand Still

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Colombia: decent detention conditions are still a long way off

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:00

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Colombia - Calls to action

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:00

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Colombia: the impact of armed conflicts on children

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 01:32

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Classification of the armed conflicts in Colombia

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 16:40

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Colombia - Victims/survivors of sexual violence: Invisibility and a lack of protection

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:00

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Health care: another casualty of the armed conflict - Colombia

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:00

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Disappearance: the pain of not knowing - Colombia

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:00

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Iran: Second Round of Financial Assistance to Support the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Efforts to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 10:00

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Iran: ICRC supports the vaccination of Afghan migrants in Iran through IRCS

Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 10:00

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Thailand and Cambodia: ICRC welcomes ceasefire and stands ready to conduct further detainee visits

Friday, August 8, 2025 - 11:00

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Iran: Humanitarian Negotiation Workshop in Tehran

Saturday, June 18, 2022 - 10:00

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Philippines: Committed to serve humanity

Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 04:40

Facts and figures from January to June 2025

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for an agreement between the parties to enable humanitarian action in Gaza

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 17:30

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The weaponization of outer space is not inevitable

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 10:00

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Displaced in your homeland: Echoes from Lake Chad’s unending conflict

Monday, August 4, 2025 - 14:50

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Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC appalled by harrowing videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 14:30

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Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC mourns killing of Palestine Red Crescent Society staff member in Gaza

Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 09:27

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Thailand: Asia-Pacific Symposium discusses IHL and new technologies of warfare

Monday, August 4, 2025 - 08:22

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Mozambique: ICRC increases its humanitarian response in Mocimboa da Praia

Friday, August 1, 2025 - 15:00

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Ethiopia: “Many pregnant women have died due to lack of medicine and health services”

Friday, August 1, 2025 - 11:31

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Colombia: 2025 set to be the decade’s worst year in humanitarian terms

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 22:40

Figures from January to May 2025

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Haiti: Displaced people face violence, hardship and uncertainty

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 15:02

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ICRC Writing Competition VI: Upholding Humanity

Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 14:09

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Chad: Behind bars, detainees learn how to rebuild their lives

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 14:09

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Influencing behavioural change for better prevention of sexual violence in armed conflict

Friday, August 1, 2025 - 08:16

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Twenty Years of ICRC in China: From Origins to Vision

Sunday, July 20, 2025 - 17:07

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Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 16:56

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80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 16:34

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Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 13:20

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Global Initiative on IHL: Engagement in First Phase of Consultations

Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 11:37

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Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General’s visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 08:00

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Iraq: Photography Award 2025

Friday, August 1, 2025 - 09:00

International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society

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Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities

Monday, July 28, 2025 - 09:12

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza

Friday, July 25, 2025 - 19:17

The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

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Hiroshima 80 years on: The humanitarian imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 23:57

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Special Appeal 2025 – Emergency Lifeline

Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 10:59

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Poland: ICRC Brings Together National Societies and IFRC to Boost Emergency Preparedness in Europe

Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 10:00

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Poland: The 2nd Regional Conference of European National IHL Committees (NIHLC) in Warsaw

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 10:00

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