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EVENT: From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the Involvement of Civilians in ICT Activities in Armed Conflict

Recent armed conflicts have seen civilians encouraged to collect militarily-relevant information through smart-phone; unprecedented numbers of civilian hacker groups (often referred to as …

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Digital warfare

Families of missing persons to call for global action

04-11-2025 4th International Conference for Families of Missing Persons – Geneva, 11–13 November 2025 Geneva, 4 November 2025 – From Colombia to Sri Lanka, the Balkans to the Sahel, countless …

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A woman speaks into a microphone while holding a paper that reads “ARMENIA #NotAloneInSiles #WeStandWithYou,” during an indoor group event. Several people in white shirts stand behind her, some holding papers, with international flags visible in the background.

Ukraine: How a frontline changed two towns

This is the story of two towns caught in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It’s the story of people who still live there, and how shifting frontlines have made access to water, …

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In Ukraine, white ribbons mark fields that are no longer safe, littered with explosive hazards.

Civilian Involvement in Digitalizing Armed Conflicts

Recent armed conflicts have seen civilians encouraged to collect militarily-relevant information through smart-phone; unprecedented numbers of civilian hacker groups (often referred to as …

Law and policy topic
Illustration showing the intersection of technology and warfare. Silhouettes of people use computers and communicate via digital networks while scenes of conflict, including soldiers, civilians fleeing, helicopters, and explosions, appear in the background. Lines and data connections link the figures, symbolizing cyber operations and the impact of digital technology on modern conflict.

South Sudan: Over 445,000 people displaced by armed conflict as funding dries up

04-11-2025 JUBA (ICRC) – A surge in fighting across South Sudan has forced more than 445,000 people to flee their homes in 2025, exacerbating one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian crises. …

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Part of some 1,200 households of returnees the ICRC assisted in Kuajok, Warrap State in September with essential household items.

Kuwait and ICRC hold fourth high-level strategic dialogue to reinforce humanitarian partnership

02-11-2025 The State of Kuwait and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a Fourth High-Level Strategic Dialogue (HLSD) in Kuwait City, reaffirming their long-standing cooperation …

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signing of agreement

Global military leaders gather in Riyadh as ICRC President opens landmark workshop on the Laws of War

01-11-2025 Riyadh (ICRC)- Over 125 senior military officers from more than 90 countries gathered in Riyadh today for the opening of the 18th Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military …

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Photo showing participants to the opening of the 18th Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO).

ICRC president: World leaders must act to end the indiscriminate killing in Sudan

31-10-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The following statement is attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in …

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Saving lives amid armed conflict: Iranian Red Crescent Society responded swiftly to humanitarian needs during recent hostilities

Following the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel in June, the situation on the ground quickly deteriorated, leaving many civilians in urgent need of assistance. The Iranian Red …

Law and policy topic
ICRC and Red Crescent staff unload boxes of humanitarian supplies from a truck, working together to deliver aid.

Sudan: ICRC Statement on the Situation in Darfur

The ICRC is deeply alarmed and profoundly shocked by growing reports from media outlets, public sources and first-hand testimonies about horrifying atrocities and immense suffering to which people …

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