24-06-2025 The armed conflicts in Ethiopia’s two most populous regions, Amhara and Oromia, and the lasting effects of the 2020-2022 war in Tigray, have severely affected incomes and agricultural …
As the world grapples with increasing instability and the intensification of armed conflicts, humanitarian consequences are becoming more severe and protracted. Civilians are bearing the brunt of …
24-06-2025 To improve delivery of health care services in Mindanao, health care workers must be accorded better safeguards In armed conflicts and other situations of violence, healthcare workers may …
The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East Geneva (ICRC) — The intensification and spread of major …
The 2025 Humanitarian Visa d’or award from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been awarded to Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra for his powerful reporting from the Gaza …
Intersessional Meetings, 20 June 2025 This statement is delivered on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
While congestion in Philippine jails has been decreasing in the last eight years, it remains a systemic problem resulting to numerous humanitarian consequences. In the 426 jails managed by the Bureau …
The following remarks were delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric at the 2025 ECOSOC humanitarian affairs segment at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 19 June 2025. President Spoljaric spoke …
In November 2024 ICRC released its briefer How does stigma impact victims/survivors of sexual violence during armed conflict? . The document presents ICRC’s Stigma Impact Model, informed by …
Sexual violence has been recorded in over 51 armed conflicts around the world. As armed conflict expands, sexual violence is also on the rise – and is not only as a by-product of war but is …
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