Syria: The ICRC's post-release emergency programme
Windows to Survival and Hope In December 2024, the ICRC launched an emergency programme to support former detainees who had been released from detention in Syria during the events that led to the …
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Table of National Committees and other national bodies on international humanitarian law
States face a formidable task when it comes to implementing international humanitarian law (IHL) within the domestic legal order. This table contains information on all existing national committees …
DRC: Health-care system on verge of collapse in North and South Kivu
17-06-2025 Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the overall decline in the health-care system in North and South Kivu, in eastern …
Russia – Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains
17-06-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has supported the large-scale repatriation of human remains between Russia and Ukraine following a recent agreement …
ICRC president: Civilians will pay the price if global commitment to ban landmines allowed to fracture
16-06-2025 Geneva (ICRC)—The following statement is attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), ahead of the intersessional meetings of the …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC extremely concerned about inability of Nasser Medical Complex to operate amid evacuation orders
The ICRC is extremely worried about the evacuation orders around the Nasser Medical Complex (NMC). NMC is indispensable to the health system in Gaza – no other medical facilities can take in patients …
Middle East: ICRC calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians amid rising tensions
13-06-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply alarmed by the latest hostilities in the Middle East and urgently calls for respect of international …
Laos: Seminar for armed forces reaffirms importance of humanitarian law
Officers from the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) and experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came together for a two-day refresher seminar on international humanitarian law …
Somalia's hungry and most vulnerable: Child malnutrition surges amid clinic closures
Severe malnutrition among children has surged across Somalia, with health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) seeing record admissions since the devastating …
Sudan: Musa’s Journey of Resilience and Recovery
JUBA (ICRC) – When 32-year-old Musa Ali Musa arrived at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – supported Physical Rehabilitation Center (PRC) in Juba on 24th March 2025, he was …
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