Georgia / South Ossetia: Home is where hope dwells
Home is where you feel safe. For many elderly and disabled people in remote villages of South Ossetia, their home is the only certainty they have. The armed conflicts in the 1990s and 2008 scarred …
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ICRC president: The next 76 years of the Geneva Conventions will be shaped by the choices leaders make today
The following is a statement attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to mark the 76th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Key Facts and Figures (07 October 2023 – 31 July 2025)
Twenty-two months since the devastating violence on 07 October 2023, hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza persist. The violence continues to exact an immense human …
Ethiopia: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
Staying Humanitarian in a World That Won’t Stand Still 2025 has been anything but predictable. Across the globe, conflicts are intensifying, and uncertainty has become the new normal. For …
Philippines: 2025 Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law
Participants during the opening of the IHL regional conference in Manila, themed “Galvanising Commitment to International Humanitarian Law: Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia Pacific Region,” …
Thailand and Cambodia: ICRC welcomes ceasefire and stands ready to conduct further detainee visits
08-08-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the recent ceasefire announced by Thailand and Cambodia and reiterates its readiness to conduct further …
Philippines: Committed to serve humanity
Facts and figures from January to June 2025 In rural areas of the Philippines, armed conflicts and violent incidents have been decreasing in recent years. However, the humanitarian impacts of …
Hiroshima 80 years on: The humanitarian imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons
On 6 August 1945, a single atomic bomb turned Hiroshima into a scene of horrifying devastation. Eight decades later, over 12,000 nuclear weapons still exist. Eighty years ago, Hiroshima, and then …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for an agreement between the parties to enable humanitarian action in Gaza
05-08-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is prepared and ready to bring in medicine, food and family news for the hostages in Gaza. To do this, an agreement must be …
80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons
The following is a joint statement attributable to President of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Atsushi Seike, and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, on the …
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