The ICRC in Bangladesh: 2024 in images
As we look back on 2024, ICRC’s efforts in Bangladesh have been defined by resilience, inclusivity and unwavering humanitarian action. Through advocacy, training and direct assistance, we continue to …
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India: Decade-long partnership with CURE India concludes successfully
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,” said Santhosh George, director of CURE International India Trust (CURE India), recognizing the …
For the hostages in Gaza, the Red Cross is neutral - but we are not bystanders
Neutrality provides us with the ability to try and influence both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war This Opinion by Julien Lerisson was originally published on Haaretz The first phase …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
10-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The ceasefire in Gaza has proven vital to saving lives, bringing in humanitarian assistance and sustaining the civilian population. However, Gaza's humanitarian crisis is far …
Highlights of the ICRC’s activities in Venezuela and the Caribbean in 2024
Strengthening partnerships for sustainable humanitarian action In 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued to carry out neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian work …
ICRC Pre-hospital Emergency Care: Guidance for Managing Severe Bleeding
This publication provides guidance on how to treat patients who are bleeding, and specifically how to treat them in the unique circumstances in which the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Advancing Protection of Health Care: Expert Meeting on the Regulation and Perception of Distinctive Emblems and Other Signs and Symbols Used to Identify Health-care Facilities, Vehicles and Personnel
This report summarizes the expert meeting on the regulation and perception of distinctive emblems and identification symbols for health-care facilities, vehicles, and personnel, held on 17–18 June …
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Living with the scars of conflict
A photo report by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, recipient of the 2024 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, war continues to leave deep scars — both physical and …
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded
06-03-2025 Geneva, 6 March 2025 – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deeply regrets the unprecedented withdrawal of Lithuania from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which takes …
Strengthening Respect for IHL: Building on Commonalities with Islamic Law
17-19 February 2025 The opening speech was given by Dr Gilles Carbonnier, ICRC Vice President, at the 3rd International Conference on IHL in light of Islamic Jurisprudence, at the College of Sharia …
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