24-01-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - Concrete actions must be taken to preserve access to life-saving and emergency medical care in the Gaza Strip, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said …
The Senegalese international appears in "Defenders", the ICRC's latest audiovisual production, and takes aim at behavior that runs counter to the laws of war. The film begins in a makeshift tent: a …
Since the 7th of October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been calling for the unconditional release of the hostages as a priority, while also pressing for access to them and …
For the past decades, humanitarian organizations have had to adapt to and deal with rapid changes in our technology landscape. Digital technologies in particular carry various promises of improving …
22-01-2024 Kyiv (ICRC) – Thousands of families living in frontline areas are exposed to freezing temperatures, especially given that vital utilities such as water and electricity have been hard-hit …
Around 107 families from the suburbs of Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, some of whom have been displaced by conflict, are set to improve their harvest processing capacity after receiving …
The communities who live in the valley of the rivers Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro in Peru face serious difficulties in accessing health care. The VRAEM, as it is known in Spanish, is a geographical area …
18-01-2024 From the onset of the events of 7 October 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been calling for the unconditional release of the hostages as a priority, while also …
Since 2013, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been helping strengthen Bolivia's prison system in order to help improve prison conditions and the treatment of persons deprived of …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "There is an urgency to rediscover the humanity in one another." From Haiti to Mali, Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, Yemen, Ethiopia and Karabakh, humanitarian space …
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