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Armenia: Helping health-care professionals acquire essential life-saving skills

"I will never forget how I felt when I saved a patient's life for the first time,” said Astghik Hovsepyan, a nurse who has been working at the Vayk Medical Center, a major hospital in the Vayots Dzor …

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ICRC organizes courses on Basic Life Support, Basic Emergency Care and First Aid

National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) announces 2024 funding

Following a rigorous review, the National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA)  has announced this year’s funding decisions, which will provide approximately 3.6 million Swiss francs to support the …

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ICRC delegate speaking to a smiling woman in a doorway

Bangladesh: How Amputee Football is changing the lives of women and girls with disabilities

“It was my dream to become a footballer, but it was impossible with one leg,” said Sumaiya Akter, whose world turned upside down after she lost her leg in a road accident. It felt like an ending for …

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First-ever women’s Amputee Football training camp held in Bangladesh. ICRC

Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis: The ICRC’s efforts to provide lifesaving support amid conflict and scarcity

The reality of life for civilians in Gaza is increasingly dire. Families are suffering from severe shortages of food, safe water, medical supplies, and shelter. Continuing violence has led to …

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ICRC staff assessing a collapsed building

Hungary: 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

2024 marked the  75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 , the foundational treaties of IHL that exist to  prevent some of armed conflicts’ worst consequences  and to preserve a …

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Hungary ICRC statement conference “Humanitarian Values and Challenges in Commemoration of the Anniversary of the International Conventions"

Afghanistan: Supporting primary health care for people most in need

The health needs of the Afghanistan population are provided mainly be the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with international support. The Afghan Red Cross Society (ARCS) also manages many health …

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An Afghan Red Crescent Soceity healthcare worker providing assistance to a patient

Prisons in Africa need to be better managed in order to ensure decent conditions of detention

Prison overcrowding is still rife in Africa. According to a specialist institute, African prisons have an occupancy rate of 170%, which leads to many problems, such as poor hygiene conditions, …

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Un homme de dos, en tenue, dans une prison à Madagascar.

ICRC Statement: UN General Assembly Sixth Committee

Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Advisor, on the status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts, 6 November 2024, …

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UNGA 6C

Sudan: ICRC President calls for greater humanitarian space and respect of international humanitarian law

06-11-2024 Port Sudan (ICRC) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric concluded today a visit to Sudan that focused on advancing efforts to address the …

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People in Port Sudan with ICRC staff

ICRC Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

ICRC policy on gender, diversity and inclusion. The policy affirms the ICRC’s commitment to gender equality and non-discrimination. It provides an umbrella framework for gender, diversity and …

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ICRC Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

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