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Myanmar: Six months after the earthquake, access to clean water remains a lifeline for hard-hit communities
26-09-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – Six months after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, access to safe water remains one of the most urgent and persistent challenges for affected …
Myanmar Earthquake: Six Months On
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, compounding the needs of communities already affected by years of conflict. Since then, the ICRC, in collaboration with the …
Uganda: National Moot Competition on International Humanitarian Law
On September 16, 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised its Annual National Moot Court Competition focused on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for university law …
UN Security Council: We cannot let AI be deployed on the battlefield without oversight and regulation
Delivered by Cordula Droege, Chief Legal Officer of the ICRC, at the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council on "Artificial intelligence and international peace and security" in New York. …
ICRC president: Path to peace lost when parties fail to preserve human dignity and humanity
Delivered by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the ICRC, at the High-Level Ministerial Side Event: Humanitarian Diplomacy in Action — Collective Response to Crises in the Middle East, New York Thank …
Luxembourg and ICRC sign new agreement to deepen humanitarian cooperation
On 23 September 2025, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed a new multiyear Strategic …
Afghanistan: ICRC team reaches remote communities affected by earthquake in Kunar
Not a single house remains standing in Masoud village of Nurgal district following the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan’s remote Kunar region that claimed more than 2,200 lives last month. Of …
Afghanistan: Two families reconnect with missing loved ones through Restoring Family Links services
A mother’s journey from loss to reunion: Life has been a series of intense challenges for Aziza*, a woman from Kabul. Several years ago, she lost her husband to the armed conflict in Afghanistan and …
ICRC president: If states do not act, the brutality of today’s wars will become the baseline for conflicts tomorrow
22-09-2025 The following is a statement attributable to ICRC’s president Mirjana Spoljaric ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the need for states to act on their commitment …
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