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Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action

… on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action will bring together … alleviate human suffering, protect life and health and uphold human dignity, especially … extensive international experience in Health Care, Retail, Consumer Package Goods and …

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The ICRC: Frequently asked questions about our work

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … its humanitarian mission in complicated and dangerous conflict environments.  Does the … cannot be set aside. They require comfort, care, assistance, and protection—just as …

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Israel and the Occupied Territories: Key Facts and Figures (7 October 2023 - 30 April 2025)

… Nineteen months  since the devastating violence … charitable organization and Ministry of Health and their Forensics Department, as well … humane treatment, access to adequate health care, ability to re-establish contact with …

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Azerbaijan: Empowering mine survivors through purposeful reintegration into the community

In the aftermath of armed conflict, meeting … overcome their challenges through our mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) … resilience. Provided direct psychological care to 44 affected people through 301 …

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Mine victim with ICRC staff and AzRCS volunteers

Israel and the occupied territories: Obliteration of health-care system in northern Gaza puts civilians at grave risk

… Geneva (ICRC) – Repeated hostilities in and around hospitals have obliterated the health-care system in northern Gaza, putting …

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Brazil: 2024 - promotion of international humanitarian law (IHL) and responses to the effects of armed violence

… The year 2024 was intense, and was punctuated by milestones that … brought together more than 40 education, health and social care professionals from municipal and state …

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Myanmar: The year 2024 in pictures

In 2024, Myanmar saw escalating conflict and … challenges, including limited access to health care, water, food, communications, … them to adopt safe practices to avoid the dangers of explosive remnants of war. Aye …

The ICRC works with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) to deliver assistance to remote areas.

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC helps facilitate release of 3 hostages and 90 detainees, bringing hope and relief to families

… 20-01-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … their safe return and providing the necessary care at this critical moment is a great … well as support for essential services like health care, water and sanitation, and …

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Israel and the occupied territories: Addressing misconceptions and false information

… With the escalation of violence in Israel, and the occupied Palestinian … delicate operations. This trust, and our careful and principle-driven approach, is what … for safe drinking water or facing illness as health conditions worsen.  More recently, the …

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Frequently asked questions: ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories

… The ongoing hostilities in Gaza, Israel and the Golan … assisting with forensic equipment and mental health support as part of long-standing … delicate operations. This trust, and our careful and principle-driven approach, is what …

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In Gaza, ICRC staff have been working relentlessly since the escalation of the armed conflict to provide much needed relief.

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.