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 …
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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 …
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka wins national rounds of the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), organized the national rounds of the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition on …
The ICRC remains alarmed about the unabated increase in missing persons worldwide
ICRC statement delivered on 21 October at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee by Ian Macdonald, ICRC Humanitarian Affairs Advisor. Mr. Chair, The International Committee of the Red …
The National Society Investment Alliance: Funding Announcement – 2022
The National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) is a pooled funding mechanism, run jointly by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International …
Nothing to eat: Food crisis is soaring across Africa
Devastating crop losses. Parched land. Millions of dead and dying cattle, goats and camels. Starving and severely malnourished children. Rising global grain prices that force families to go hungry. …
Climate change, conflict force communities in the Sahel region into desperate state
27-10-2022 Bamako (ICRC) – The suffering of millions of people in Mali and the wider Sahel region is rooted in the deadly combination of conflict and the climate crisis. Caught between advancing …
4th ICRC-ASEAN Joint Platform: Collaboration with local actors is the key to resilience in South East Asia
Bangkok, 19 October 2022 – The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM), ASEAN Secretariat, and the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-organized the 4th edition of the ASEAN-ICRC …
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