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    • People receive medical care from Venezuelan Red Cross volunteers at a temporary outdoor treatment area following the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela. Several patients rest on folding stretchers while volunteers provide first aid and medical assistance.
      Venezuela earthquake: ICRC mobilizes rapid response in support of the Venezuela…
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      Sudan: 42,000 people assisted with food in Al Obeid amid growing humanitarian n…
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Myanmar: ICRC visits Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Statement
03-08-2026
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Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected communities in Nuristan Province

News release
21-04-2026
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ICRC Regional Director urges greater commitment to International Humanitarian Law in Pacific visit

News release
08-03-2026
ICRC Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Regis Savioz
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Afghanistan: Operational Facts and Figures – January to June 2026

Article
06-08-2026
An Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteer provides food to a child at Chawkay camp in Kunar.

ICRC holds exhibition in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of Republic of Korea’s accession to the Geneva Conventions

Article
30-07-2026
An ICRC exhibition, titled "Wars Have Limits," is currently underway in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. Designed to mark the 60th anniversary of Republic of Korea’s accession to the Geneva Conventions, It is jointly organized by the ICRC and the Seoul Museum of History, in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland in the Republic of Korea, and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Red Cross.

The ICRC in Bangladesh: 2025 in images

Photo gallery
29-07-2026
Together with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, the ICRC helps reconnect families separated by migration, violence, disasters and other humanitarian challenges.

“Humanitarian challenges today are global, and so must be the solutions”

Article
17-07-2026
Closing panel discussion of the 2025 Beijing Symposium

ICRC Brings Humanitarian Perspectives on Unmanned Systems to World Peace Forum

Article
08-07-2026
ICRC panel on unmanned systems in armed conflicts
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Philippines: Facts and figures from January to June 2026

ICRC protection field officer Raidah Latip talks with conflict-affected people in Maguindanao del Sur
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Philippines: Caring for conflict-affected people

Hiro Yabusaki, head of Cotabato subdelegation, speaks with conflict-affected indigenous people in Datu Hoffer, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
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Philippines: Committed to serve humanity

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