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African Union: Military Attachés Association briefed on the humanitarian situation in DR Congo

… Brazil, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA) and NATO. How …

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Capturing and exploring humanity through creative cinema in Bosnia-Herzegovina

… Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Russia, Bulgaria and Denmark. The films reflect …

Article

From our archives: Children in war

… / hist-03085-25 During the great famine in Russia, 1921-1923. Relief for displaced …

A year of “vast humanitarian need”: Crises the world can’t ignore in 2023

… last year. Yemen is dependent on wheat from Russia and Ukraine, adding another layer of … Ukraine Millions of people affected by the Russia- Ukraine international armed conflict …

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Nothing to eat: Food crisis is soaring across Africa

… due to insecurity and the fighting in Russia and Ukraine . Together, the two … crisis are those most reliant on wheat from Russia and Ukraine, including Somalia (over 90 …

Law and policy topic

ICRC Director-General in Ukraine: Concern over nuclear plant situation and access to prisoners of war

… letters from servicemen in captivity from Russia to Ukraine, where they will be handed to … Information Bureau. Both Ukraine and Russia have legal obligations under the 3rd …

News release

An update on ICRC’s financial situation

… our programmes due to the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. …

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Ukraine crisis: Helping people through the winter

… have left for safer places in Ukraine or Russia. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / M. Dondyuk …

ICRC president: If states do not act, the brutality of today’s wars will become the baseline for conflicts tomorrow

… expand.  In the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, thousands of families are …

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Statement from ICRC President Peter Maurer on the armed conflict in Ukraine

… to the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine must adhere to international …

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