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Joint statement on the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law

Statement

23-09-2026

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ICRC president: The responsibility to protect civilians lies with those who hold political power

Statement

21-09-2026

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Upholding Humanity in War: Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law

Statement

21-09-2026

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Our latest humanitarian operations around the world

Ethiopia: A powerful guide for those who carry weapons

Article

22-09-2026

Build on the past, shape the future: the ICRC’s 40 years of humanitarian dialogue with the PLA

Article

21-09-2026

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African Union: Safeguarding water and sanitation in armed conflict and detention

Article

18-09-2026

AU Water event

Earthquake in Colombia: The ICRC supports the rehabilitation of essential community infrastructure

Article

18-09-2026

Severely damaged home with collapsed walls and rubble on the ground. Two International Committee of the Red Cross staff members speak with a woman while assessing the damage. A mountainous landscape can be seen in the background.

Renewed Appeal 2026: a call to close the humanitarian funding gap

Article

17-09-2026

Nakiele, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ICRC meets with members of armed groups to discuss the humanitarian consequences of violence, compounded by outbreaks of malaria and Ebola, in the village. IDPs and their host communities learn how to reduce their exposure to these diseases thanks to ICRC- organized awareness campaigns, and/or obtain treatment at an ICRC- supported health centre.

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Latest reports and publications

Myanmar. The ICRC team in Myitkyina conducted risk awareness and safer behavior (RASB) sessions with 519 people participating from villages in Waingmaw, Mohyin and Myitkyina townships in Kachin.

2025 Special Report on Weapon contamination and victim assistance

Pocket Card on the Protection of the Separated, Missing and Dead: From the Perspective of Islamic Law

Pocket Card on the Protection of the Separated, Missing and Dead: From the Perspective of Islamic Law

This 57-year-old woman fled her village and the Lake Chad crisis with her seven children after a day of fighting. Today, she makes and sells incense and frangrant oils in Maroua, where she settled. The ICRC granted her cash money to support her business.

Evaluation of the ICRC’s EcoSec Programme in Cameroon (2019-2024)

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