Humanitarian Situation Update: Colombia, 2025
Figures from January to May 2025 During the first half of 2025, the humanitarian situation in Colombia deteriorated considerably, with increasingly severe consequences for civilians. The adverse …
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ICRC Writing Competition VI: Upholding Humanity
The International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to organize for the sixth time a legal writing competition in Arabic to engage Arabic speaking scholars on relevant IHL discussions and to …
Global Initiative on IHL: Engagement in First Phase of Consultations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with six founding states (Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa), launched the Global Initiative on IHL last year …
Promising Pathways for the prevention of sexual violence 2024
Addressing sexual violence is a core part of the ICRC’s humanitarian and legal mandate, and preventing it is one of the organization’s priorities. In 2022, the ICRC launched its Prevention of Sexual …
Colombia: 2025 set to be the decade’s worst year in humanitarian terms
Figures from January to May 2025 During the first half of 2025, the humanitarian situation in Colombia deteriorated considerably, with increasingly severe consequences for civilians. The adverse …
Haiti: Displaced people face violence, hardship and uncertainty
Since 2021, Haiti has been mired in a spiral of armed violence, forcing thousands of people – including many women and children – to flee their homes and communities every day. Often with no …
Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services
29-07-2025 Port Sudan (ICRC) - Attacks on civilians and essential infrastructure in Sudan’s Kordofan states — including hospitals, markets and residential areas — have caused a high number of …
Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response
29-07-2025 Damascus (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) joined a Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy sent to Sweida to deliver essential aid, to assess …
Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities
Twelve-year-old Mohammad Ehsan’s eyes are fixed on the ball as he runs across the futsal court. He tackles an opponent, dodges another and dribbles before trying to strike a goal. His excitement and …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza
The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza New York (ICRC)—There is no excuse for what is happening in Gaza. The scale of …
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