Uganda: Families of the missing desperate for news
Every day the Red Cross Movement work helps to bring answers to families of the missing on the fate of their loved ones. It is never an easy task. Between April and August 2022, armed clashes in …
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Haiti: new call to safeguard medical services, provide humanitarian access and respect the red cross emblem
19-10-2022 The Haitian National Red Cross society, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies reiterate the obligation to …
ICRC and World Bank partner to support violence-affected communities in Myanmar
Under the Myanmar Community Support Project (MCSP), the World Bank will continue to fund ICRC’s interventions to help vulnerable, violence-affected communities in Myanmar. Latest update September …
Israel: Helping frontline workers address their mental health needs
Frequently exposed to armed conflict and its consequences, the staff of Barzilai Hospital are the first responders to waves of patients coping with trauma and anxiety. This is how the International …
Embracing Discomfort: A Call to Enable Finance for Climate-Change Adaptation in Conflict Settings
People living in places affected by conflict are among the world’s most vulnerable and least ready to adapt to an increasingly unpredictable and extreme climate. Yet they remain largely excluded from …
Venezuela: Reaching for their dreams in La Cota 905
The ICRC is drawing on its expertise in various fields to help alleviate suffering caused by armed violence in Venezuela. That means maintaining confidential dialogue with all weapon bearers on using …
New ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric visits Mali
22-10-2022 Bamako (ICRC) – The new president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, will be in Mali from 22 to 26 October in her first operational visit since …
Food Security and Armed Conflict
According to the Global Report on Food Crises , armed conflict and other threats to security pushed 139 million people into acute food insecurity in 2021 – an increase of almost 40 million people …
Red Cross reunites families with 185,000 calls and messages in Ethiopia
25-10-2022 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – Many thousands of families are separated by conflict, violence, or natural disaster in Ethiopia. In nine months from January 2022, the International Committee of the …
25th Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers
What are the international law and standards applicable during armed conflict? Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this Course on international humanitarian law (IHL) is …
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