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Field Accountant

32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Finance and administration The Field Accountant is responsible for the management of field accounts payable and …

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Logistics Site Manager

No. 359, Lot 571 B D. Subdivision, Sta. Maria Street, Zamboanga City Open-ended Human resources The Logistics Site Manager is in charge of the logistics activities within the sub-delegation, ensuring …

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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 …

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ICRC workers providing clean water containers in Myanmar

ICRC-IFRC joint statement: Humanity continues to live under the shadow of nuclear warfare and its immense suffering and humanitarian consequences

Joint Statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the occasion of the International Day for the Total …

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Flags fly at the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva, marking the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

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 …

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Khin Maung Yin, a 59-year-old farmer from Myanmar, recounts how his family’s agricultural livelihood was severely disrupted by the March 2025 earthquake.

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 …

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Uganda IHL Moot

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. …

Statement
UNSC

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 …

Statement
UNGA80 SE on Middle East

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 …

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ICRC and Luxembourg Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

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 …

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Nurgal district, Kunar province. An old man surveys what is left of the village in the wake of the earthquake in Afghanistan.

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