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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence in South Kivu forces thousands of families to flee

News release
18-12-2025
Depuis début décembre, les combats armés provoquent un afflux de blessés par armes dans plusieurs territoires du Sud-Kivu. La semaine dernière, avec la Croix-Rouge de la RDC, les équipes du CICR ont évacué plusieurs dizaines de blessés à l’Hôpital Général de Référence d’Uvira. Du 2 au 8 décembre, plus de 70 personnes blessées y ont été prises en charge. Le CICR soutient depuis plusieurs mois cet hôpital en intrants médicaux et médicaments vitaux ainsi qu’en formation du personnel.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Deadly clashes in South Kivu worsen humanitarian situation

News release
07-12-2025
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Egypt: Arab Region IHL Course Launches in Luxor Amid Rising Global Conflicts

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03-12-2025
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Water crosses the border for 22,000 people in western Uganda

Article
23-12-2025
Water Project in Bundibugyo, Uganda

The ICRC in 2025: On the front line for humanity, always

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22-12-2025
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ICRC voices: Dispatch from Darfur

Article
18-12-2025
Families in Tawila

Egypt: Cairo hosts the 13th Regional Meeting for Arab National Committees on International Humanitarian Law

Article
18-12-2025
During the opening ceremony of the 13th Arab NCIHL Meeting

South Sudan: ICRC-supported hospitals deliver critical care as conflict-related casualties reach highest level in eight years

Article
12-12-2025
Doctos perform surgery in an ICRC-supported hospital in South Sudan.
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ICRC suppoerted malnutrition Stabilization Centre, Damaturu
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Nigeria: January to June 2025 Facts and Figures

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Egypt: Facts and Figures (January – December 2024)

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The ICRC response to the El Nino flooding in Somalia - Report

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