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Our partnerships with foundations and trusts help us to provide essential assistance and protection to people whose lives have been affected by armed conflict. Together we can make a difference Our …
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About the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The world’s largest humanitarian network. About the Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian network of 80 million members and volunteers that helps …
How you can support us
We are a sign of hope to those whose lives have been shattered by war. Please support our work today. I want to make a difference We live in a war-torn world, where millions of people have had their …
Our government partnerships
Our partnerships with donor governments enable us to protect and provide crucial humanitarian assistance to people whose lives have been torn apart by armed conflict. Our partnership approach …
ICRC Strategy 2024–2027
The new ICRC Institutional Strategy presents an aligned vision for the period 2024–2027. We take stock of the challenging environment in which we operate and restate who and what we stand for. We …
EVENT: How is the Environment Protected During Armed Conflict?
In 2021, the UN International Law Commission (ILC) finalized its Principles on the protection of the environment in armed conflict. Two years earlier, the ICRC released its own Guidelines on the …
Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/GVA23/00104 - 3-year Frame Agreement – Geodesic Family Tent
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/GVA23/00104) to establish a new 3-year Framework Agreement for …
Sudan: ICRC deplores deliberate and deadly attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum
11-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and appalled by a deliberate attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum on Sunday. The incident, which …
IHL seeks to limit the humanitarian consequences of armed conflicts
A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered by Laëtitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation to the UN, to the United Nations General Assembly, 78th …
The ICRC and the Sharjah research technology & innovation park (SRTIP) inaugurate a regional energy & water knowledge hub in the UAE
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has partnered with the Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTIP) to establish the first Energy and …
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