South Sudan Facts & Figures 2024
January to December 2024 In 2024, families in South Sudan continued to face significant challenges in meeting basic needs amid armed conflict and violence as well as in the context of increasing …
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Addressing Stigma Against Victims/Survivors of Sexual Violence
Despite clear prohibitions under international humanitarian law (IHL), sexual violence has been recorded in at least 51 countries affected by armed conflict. When victims/survivors of sexual violence …
OEWG: Statement on International Law
Delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Advisor, at the 10th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New …
Joint statement of the ICRC, the International Federation and the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: One too many humanitarian crises in North and South Kivu
18-02-2025 Kinshasa/Goma, 17 February 2025 – The Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC Red Cross), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International …
Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025
10th Substantive Session: ICRC Statement on Threats, February 2025 Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies, dear Colleagues, The International Committee of the Red Cross is grateful for the opportunity to …
Azerbaijan: Celebrating 75 Years of the Geneva Conventions and promoting IHL
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Ombudsman Office of Azerbaijan, on December 20, brought together …
Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Working Paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross New York, 3–7 March 2025 Nuclear disarmament as a long-standing priority for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 1. …
Ethiopia: 2024 Facts & Figures
January to December 2024 The ICRC has been conducting its humanitarian operations in Ethiopia for nearly half a century. Currently, its activities focus on responding to the needs of people affected …
ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations
15-02-2025 Jerusalem (ICRC) – The continuation of the ceasefire agreement has enabled more families to be reunited as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) safely transferred three …
Peru: Soldiers at VRAEM bases learn the rules of war
Better knowledge of the law fosters greater respect for civilians and better protection for all they hold dear. The remote valley of the rivers Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro (VRAEM by its Spanish …
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