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Latest press releases and statements in Middle East

Iran: ICRC president says a return to war would be ruinous for civilians

News release

30-04-2026

April 2026 ICRC President visits Iran

ICRC president arrives in Iran to discuss urgent humanitarian concerns

News release

28-04-2026

Bandera del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja

Iran: ICRC delivers the first batch of emergency relief items to Iranian Red Crescent Society

News release

14-04-2026

Humanitarian workers unload large bundles of emergency relief supplies from a truck in Iran, with Red Crescent staff coordinating distribution from a loading platform to support people affected by the crisis.

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Latest from the field in Middle East

Buried Wars: Landmines Shatter Iraq’s Childhood Dreams

Article

26-04-2026

Iraq Students RASB

Gaza: Aseel’s journey back to hope

Article

23-04-2026

Aseel Story

Lebanon: Maintaining water and essential lifelines as hostilities disrupt essential services

Article

22-04-2026

ICRC staff member standing beside large blue water pipes and filtration infrastructure at a water treatment facility in Lebanon, monitoring equipment used to maintain water supply.

Lebanon: Operational Facts and Figures - 2026

Article

21-04-2026

An ICRC staff member wearing a red jacket with the Red Cross emblem stands beside a line of Red Cross vehicles on a coastal road in Lebanon during humanitarian operations amid escalating hostilities.

Jordan: Facts and Figures - January to December 2025

Article

17-04-2026

ICRC and Jordan Red Crescent Society PFL officers speaking with one of the families of missing persons, explaining the services and support that the ICRC can provide to these families.

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Latest reports and publications in Middle East

Hasakeh Governorate, Al-Hol camp, hospital. Hamzah, 8, is being treated for internal foot erosion.

Executive Summary: Evaluation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Diabetes Mellitus Programs in Syria

ICRC staff in Aleppo with a woman sitting on the ground

ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024

Activity Report: Iraq 2024

Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024

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