Afghanistan: ICRC responds to deadly earthquake
On Sunday August 31st, a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, causing widespread destruction in Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Hundreds of casualties have been …
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Slovenia and ICRC strengthen cooperation in the field of humanitarian aid with new agreement
On the margins of the Bled Strategic Forum, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tanja Fajon and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana …
The International Committee of the Red Cross closes its delegation in the Republic of Azerbaijan
02-09-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – Following a decision by the Government of Azerbaijan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will close its delegation in the country on 3 September 2025. You …
Azerbaijan: Facts and figures from over 30 years of humanitarian engagement
The closure of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) delegation in Azerbaijan marks a moment of transition and reflection. For over 30 years, the ICRC has been part of the country’s …
Azerbaijan: The impact of three decades of humanitarian action
In the early 1990s, as the conflict escalated, it claimed thousands of lives and displaced large numbers of people across Azerbaijan. While many fled, countless others remained in communities heavily …
Syria: For families of the missing, it is answers, not time, that will heal the pain
The 30th of August marks the International Day of the Disappeared , a day wherein we commemorate the memory of the missing persons including victims of enforced disappearance, and stand in solidarity …
Iraq: Accompaniment and Walking Beside Families of the Missing
In Iraq, the consequences of decades of conflict and violence remain deeply embedded in the lives of families — a painful reality that continues to leave parents, sons, daughters, and siblings …
Missing but never forgotten: Stories of the disappeared
International Day of the Disappeared: 2025 Every year on 30 August, we mark the International Day of the Disappeared to honour the countless people who have gone missing in the context of armed …
ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible
30-08-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The following is a quote attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza City and the risks that mass evacuation orders pose to …
Standing in the face of absence: “The past ten years have been the most painful of my life. Yet I still endure”
In a small, crowded neighborhood of Aden, in Yemen, the walls of Arwa’s modest home hold ten years of silence. A mother of two, Arwa, is also a caregiver to the five children of her missing husband. …
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