Gaza: Civilians must be spared from impact of fighting
14-07-2024 Over the last week, communities in northern Gaza have endured increased fighting, resulting in large numbers of civilians killed and injured. This comes on top of nine months of …
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Philippines: Restoring hope for families displaced by armed conflict
Fearing for safety, depending on people for refuge, losing means of earning a livelihood, watching life change overnight and struggling to rebuild from scratch – 35-year-old Soraya* knows the …
Relief to Southern Lebanon: 8,000 Families Receive Food Parcels
16-07-2024 The ICRC, in collaboration with the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), has launched a large humanitarian initiative to distribute food parcels Beirut — The International Committee of the Red Cross …
The Bangkok Treaty and the TPNW
The Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ or Bangkok Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: achieving a world free of …
The Semipalatinsk Treaty and the TPNW
The Treaty on a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (Semipalatinsk Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: achieving a world free of nuclear …
The Rarotonga Treaty and the TPNW
The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Rarotonga Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: achieving a world free of nuclear weapons in the …
The Pelindaba Treaty and the TPNW
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: achieving a world free of nuclear weapons in the …
Sudan: ICRC calls for greater access to deliver humanitarian aid as millions of people go without basics for survival
Port Sudan (ICRC) – Fifteen months since the beginning of the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, millions of people do not have access to essential …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Greece, 2016-2023: Brief review of activities
In 2015, following armed conflicts in Syria and beyond, Greece found itself at the frontline of an influx of refugees unprecedented in its recent history, in a conjunction of challenging social and …
Gaza: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain
Gaza (ICRC) – The 60-bed Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza is nearly at full capacity following repeated mass casualty events. They include the attack in Al-Mawasi on Saturday that …
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