Special Appeal 2025 – Emergency Lifeline
Health services are among the earliest and most devastating casualties of war, with over 3,000 attacks recorded between 2023 and 2024—despite protection under international humanitarian law. As …
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Chad: Behind bars, detainees learn how to rebuild their lives
Every day at Klessoum Prison in N’Djamena, some of its inmates set about making soap – a far cry from the typical image of prison life. Since 2022, the prison’s inmates have been taking part in a …
Ethiopia: A personal account on helping affected communities in Oromia
The conflict in Oromia has deeply affected communities’ daily lives, particularly in the western part of the region, not far from the borders with Sudan and South Sudan. Arpita Mitra, an ICRC …
ICRC voices: Life and Death in the Red Cross Field Hospital
In a series of online articles, the ICRC team in London interviews British and Irish delegates working across the world. This month, we speak to Rieke Hayes, a physiotherapist from Ireland. After …
Nigeria: “We go to bed hungry sometimes for two to three days”
Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive Every morning, a procession of villagers make their way from Dikwa, a town in northeastern Nigeria to farmlands, often …
Nigeria: Hunger deepens as farmers in the conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive
21-07-2025 Maiduguri (ICRC) – Across conflict-affected areas of northeast Nigeria, more than 3.7 million people face food insecurity*, many of them farmers who once nourished their communities. Years …
Twenty Years of ICRC in China: From Origins to Vision
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for East Asia in Beijing — a significant and commemorative …
DRC: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties
19-07-2025 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stands ready to help facilitate the release of people detained in relation to the conflict under a declaration …
Syria: ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria
18-07-2025 Damascus – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in southern Syria, and particularly in Sweida, where …
Frequently Asked Questions: Our work on behalf of people in detention
Frequently asked questions about our work on behalf of people deprived of their liberty What does the ICRC do for people deprived of their liberty? Detainees, by virtue of their situation, are in a …
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