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Cluster munitions: "The suffering must not continue for another generation"

Statement

14-09-2026

ICRC Vice-President Jürg Lauber speaks at the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, with panelists seated on stage and conference branding and flags in the background.

Ukraine: Civilian casualties rise as conflict escalates

Statement

05-08-2026

Imagen tomada desde abajo de una bandera del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR), en la que se observa el emblema de la cruz roja. Al fondo se ve un cielo azul parcialmente cubierto por nubes blancas.

Russia: ICRC president focuses on respect for international humanitarian law, access to prisoners of war during visit to the Russian Federation

News release

08-07-2026

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Latest from the field in Europe & Central Asia

ICRC submits Working Paper to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 81st session (2026)

Article

01-10-2026

Armenia: Operational highlights for the first half of 2026

Article

25-08-2026

Visiting the beneficiaries

After Syria and Iraq: mental health support helps repatriated families rebuild in Central Asia

Article

19-08-2026

MHPSS programme

Russia: ICRC helps displaced people start over

Article

07-08-2026

Maksim, displaced by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, has undertaken a training to become a plumber, financed by the ICRC.

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

Article

17-07-2026

Closing panel discussion of the 2025 Beijing Symposium

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Latest reports and publications in Europe & Central Asia

Armenia։ Facts and Figures - January to December 2023

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: The Red Cross and Red Crescent response one year on

Six Months of Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict - The response of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

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