Myanmar: Finding hope, strength, and food security
Myanmar, the second largest country in Southeast Asia, is home to more than 130 ethnic groups and shares borders with India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, and Thailand. Although the country is rich in …
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ICRC brings together experts to explore how upholding rules of war can help facilitate peace
20-03-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of escalating global conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is launching a series of consultations to better understand how upholding …
The 23rd Red Cross IHL Moot (Asia-Pacific Region) Championship goes to Singapore Management University
The 23rd Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot (Asia-Pacific Region) took place successfully from 12 to 15 March 2025. This year, 24 teams of law students from across the Asia-Pacific …
Israel and the occupied territories: Red Cross Field Hospital responding to increased number of casualties in Gaza
19-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – Over the last 36 hours in Gaza, staff at the Red Cross Field Hospital have been working relentlessly to provide life-saving treatment to a high number of patients, many of …
DRC/Burundi/Uganda/Rwanda: Families search for their loved ones as cross-border displacement surges
19-03-2025 Nairobi (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries has been deteriorating rapidly following the recent surge of the …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2024
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization working to safeguard the lives and dignity of people suffering from the …
ICRC President: "We have a shared interest and responsibility to help Syria emerge from the ruinous abyss of war"
The following speech was delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric at the Ninth Brussels Conference for Syria on 17 March 2025 Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen, Syria lives a historic moment. …
Syria: ICRC president warns “path to peace fragile” and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads
17-03-2025 Brussels (ICRC) – At the Ninth Brussels Conference for Syria, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warned that Syria’s path to peace …
Call for entries for the 2025 Humanitarian Visa d’Or award
From 17 March to 8 June 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is inviting all professional photojournalists to submit their entries for our Humanitarian Visa d’Or award. For the …
DRC: Goma surgical teams overwhelmed
In late January, intense clashes took place in and around Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), between the armed forces of the DRC and the March 23 Movement (M23), which resulted …
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