Historical Timeline—ICRC, Geneva Conventions and the Republic of Korea
… (ARR)/s.n., V-P-KPKR-N-00034-07A Houses and streets destroyed after bombings (January …
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Summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2024
In the first half of 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated improved access to primary health care, mostly for women and children, by supporting the routine vaccination …
Philippines: Our humanitarian impact from January to June 2024
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was established out of compassion and a deep commitment to protecting the people most affected by war. From families looking for missing loved …
Armenia: Operational highlights for the first half of 2024
Since 1992, the ICRC has been carrying out humanitarian work in the region to assist people affected by the conflict, promote the dissemination and implementation of the international humanitarian …
Ukraine: As Winter Approaches, Communities Prepare
… along the entire road to the village; empty streets are primarily silent, whereas before, …
ICRC Activities in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Annual Review 2023
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has an exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and other violence, often working …
ICRC in Afghanistan – Summary
For over 40 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working in Afghanistan, with a permanent delegation in Kabul established in 1987. The ICRC works closely with its …
Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis: The ICRC’s efforts to provide lifesaving support amid conflict and scarcity
… left Jabalia and Beit Lahia now living on the streets, desperate and with absolutely nothing …
Lebanon: Displaced and trading innocence for resilience in the suburbs of Beirut
… and slept wherever they could – mostly on the streets. Batoul was frightened, sad, and … families who had been sleeping on the streets following the escalation of … families who had been sleeping on the streets were invited to take refuge in the …
ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict
… families who had been sleeping on the streets following the escalation of …
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