Ukraine: DNA and Dignity for the Deceased
After the escalation of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, forensic facilities seeking to manage the deceased with dignity were nearly overwhelmed. To identify those who have died, DNA is …
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Physical Rehabilitation Programme 2024 Annual Report
This review of the Physical Rehabilitation Programme’s worldwide activities in 2024 provides an illustrated, region-by-region overview of how the ICRC helps people with disabilities, victims of armed …
Decades of waiting: Supporting families of the missing in Azerbaijan
For over 30 years and more, thousands of families across Azerbaijan have wrestled with one question: “where is my loved one?” Since the early 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
China: Experts call for international cooperation to regulate the use of AI in armed conflict
On July 4, 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University (TUIIR) co-hosted a panel on “Challenges and Opportunities of …
“I want to heal and go home”: Red Cross Field Hospital in Gaza grapples with unprecedented wave of mass casualty incidents
Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza’s shattered healthcare system, pushing its already-diminished capacity past its …
Gaza: ICRC staff member wounded by a stray bullet while on duty at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah
We are shocked that this morning an ICRC staff member was wounded by a stray bullet while on duty at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Field hospital staff immediately took action to stabilize …
Niger: ICRC ceases operations
02-07-2025 The ICRC is no longer operating in Niger. By note verbale dated 31 January 2025, the Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the closure of the offices of the International Committee of …
Tagalog book on intersections between IHL and Islamic jurisprudence launched
International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic and …
Egypt: Stories of connecting loved ones
Aly Mubarak has lived in Egypt with his wife since 2005. When the conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, they were suddenly cut off from their families and their three children, as all …
Sri Lanka: The ICRC hosts the 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka
02-07-2025 Colombo, ICRC - The 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka took place from 25 – 27 June 2025 in Colombo. Facilitated by the International Committee of the Red …
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