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“There are currently thousands of people who have gone missing because of the conflict in Yemen. Many disappear every year, whether they are fighters who went missing or were killed in action, civilians who lost their lives during hostilities and whose bodies were never recovered or identified, or detainees unable to contact their families.The full scale of the problem is

These photos capture our work on the ground and reveal the resilience of humanity amidst immense loss and suffering.

Director General urges humanitarian action as path to peace amid global crisis

Climate action in the Near and Middle East remains extremely weak in areas affected by armed conflict, and the most fragile and unstable places are almost entirely excluded from meaningful climate finance, a new report from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Norwegian Red Cross finds.

Over the last four days, 973 former detainees held in relation to the conflict in Yemen were repatriated to Yemen and Saudi Arabia by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), reuniting hundreds of families just in time for Eid.

Friday 14 April 2023, Aden's airport. ICRC delegate Fatima Sator accompanies ex-detainees on their way to Sanaa. Before boarding the plane, she hands them a phone so they can alert their families they will be home soon. "This is so moving, all of them are euphoric at the idea of seeing their relatives in the next hours after years of captivity. It's a great moment of humanity."

Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today began a multi-day humanitarian operation to transfer nearly 900 detainees held in relation to the conflict in Yemen.

A new report presents how the humanitarian consequences of environmental degradation and climate change are aggravated by armed conflict in the Near and Middle East.

The parties to the conflict in Yemen concluded a ten-day meeting in Switzerland today and finalized the implementation plan for the release of 887 conflict-related detainees from all sides. The parties have also agreed to reconvene in May to discuss more releases and committed to undertake joint visits to each other’s detention facilities, and to enable access to all detainees