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

News release

05-08-2025

An image shows the emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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

Statement

05-08-2025

A black and white photograph showing the devastated landscape of Hiroshima after the nuclear bombing in August 1945. The area is flattened and burned, with only a few skeletal buildings and bare trees remaining. A straight dirt road runs through the center, surrounded by rubble and destruction, with mountains visible in the background.

The weaponization of outer space is not inevitable

Statement

05-08-2025

Statement delivered by Laurent Gisel to the Open-ended Working Group on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space in All Its Aspects.

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Our latest humanitarian operations around the world

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

Article

05-08-2025

Stylized image of a mushroom cloud rising over a devastated cityscape, blending orange and pink tones with a grainy texture. The foreground depicts the fiery explosion of a nuclear bomb, while the background shows a monochrome, war-torn landscape with scattered figures and rubble.

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

Article

04-08-2025

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

Mozambique: ICRC increases its humanitarian response in Mocimboa da Praia

Article

01-08-2025

Mulher de uma comunidade enche recipiente de água numa fonte, ao lado de funcionária do CICV.

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

Article

01-08-2025

Ethiopia_Oromia_Health_Gunfi Hospital

Iraq: Photography Award 2025

Article

01-08-2025

ICRC/IRCS Photography Award 2025 جائزة التصوير الفوتوغرافي

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Latest reports and publications

Una persona del CICR se dirige a una comunidad. De fondo se ven varias personas sentadas y prestando atención a la charla.

Humanitarian Situation Update: Colombia, 2025

Tigray, Shire Hospital. A member of ICRC's physical rehabilitation team helps a patient practice walking with his prosthesis.

ICRC Annual Report 2024

Physical Rehabilitation Programme 2024 Annual Report

Physical Rehabilitation Programme 2024 Annual Report

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