ICRC activities in Jordan: Facts & Figures 2024
An overview of ICRC activities in Jordan in 2024 "2024 was an exceptional year for us marking 75 years on the passing of the Geneva Conventions with a focus on key humanitarian activities in Jordan …
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South Sudan: Using sports and arts to combat sexual and gender-based violence
In South Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the South Sudanese Red Cross (SSRC) are finding creative ways to raise awareness about sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) …
The humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons are beyond the capacity of any humanitarian organization to address effectively
Joint Statement of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the …
Reneging on cluster munitions ban endangers civilian lives and erodes IHL
The International Committee of the Red Cross deeply regrets Lithuania’s unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, effective 6 March 2025. In conflict zones, cluster munitions …
Myanmar: Operational Facts and Figures – January to December 2024
In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar remained challenging. Armed conflict escalated in several parts of the country and the ongoing situation forced people to be displaced and live in …
Strengthening Respect for IHL: Building on Commonalities with Islamic Law
17-19 February 2025 The opening speech was given by Dr Gilles Carbonnier, ICRC Vice President, at the 3rd International Conference on IHL in light of Islamic Jurisprudence, at the College of Sharia …
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded
06-03-2025 Geneva, 6 March 2025 – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deeply regrets the unprecedented withdrawal of Lithuania from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which takes …
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Living with the scars of conflict
A photo report by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, recipient of the 2024 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, war continues to leave deep scars — both physical and …
Advancing Protection of Health Care: Expert Meeting on the Regulation and Perception of Distinctive Emblems and Other Signs and Symbols Used to Identify Health-care Facilities, Vehicles and Personnel
This report summarizes the expert meeting on the regulation and perception of distinctive emblems and identification symbols for health-care facilities, vehicles, and personnel, held on 17–18 June …
ICRC Pre-hospital Emergency Care: Guidance for Managing Severe Bleeding
This publication provides guidance on how to treat patients who are bleeding, and specifically how to treat them in the unique circumstances in which the International Committee of the Red Cross …
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