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The Judicial Training Institute at the Ministry of Justice and the ICRC Launch the First International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition for Universities in the UAE

News release

12-05-2026

Launch of the first International Humanitarian Law moot court competition for universities in the UAE

ICRC president calls for sustained international engagement to prevent further military escalation in the Middle East during visit to Iraq

News release

11-05-2026

ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric visited Al-Karkh detention facility in Baghdad where she spoke with detainees and delivered messages from their family members

Iraq: ICRC president to meet senior officials, discuss humanitarian engagement on two-day visit

News release

10-05-2026

Bandera del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja

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Our latest humanitarian operations around the world

Non-compliance with international humanitarian law deteriorated the humanitarian situation in Colombia in 2025

Article

12-05-2026

Una persona del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja conversa con un miembro de una comunidad local en una zona rural de Colombia.

Conduct of hostilities and use of explosive hazards

Article

12-05-2026

Comunidad indígena en una zona rural de Colombia participa en un taller sobre comportamientos seguros frente a riesgos de artefactos explosivos. Varias personas están sentadas en un salón comunitario, escuchando atentamente una capacitación.

Upholding international humanitarian law in Colombia

Article

12-05-2026

Una persona del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja dialoga con miembros de una comunidad reunida, mientras las personas escuchan atentamente la conversación.

Children and adolescents in armed conflicts in Colombia

Article

12-05-2026

Niñas y niños juegan y comparten un momento junto a una persona del Comité Internacional de la Cruz

Calls to action to parties to conflicts in Colombia

Article

12-05-2026

Personas de una comunidad rural en Colombia están sentadas en grupo mientras conversan con representantes del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR), en un entorno comunitario.

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Personas de una comunidad rural en Colombia están sentadas en grupo mientras conversan con representantes del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR), en un entorno comunitario.

Report on the humanitarian situation in Colombia in 2025

An ICRC staff member oversees a practical session of Law Students during an armed conflict simulation excersise on IHL. She is looking at an instructor holding a mock rifle as students are seated looking attentively looking at the instructor.

Nairobi Regional Delegation Facts & Figures 2025

Report : Missing persons and peacebuilding: The role of families of the missing

Report : Missing persons and peacebuilding: The role of families of the missing

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Senior Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation

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