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Find in this section some of the stories we documented during 2022 in Colombia. Each testimony is part of a specific action we develop with the communities, in the four sub-delegations we have a presence.

The construction of this module is the result of a cooperation agreement between the ICRC Regional Delegation for Panama and the Caribbean, the IMELCF and the Municipality of Pinogana.The ICRC, the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (IMELCF) and the Municipality of Pinogana participated in the ceremony of delivery of the "Module of Niches for Forensic

In the interconnected information and communications technologies (ICT) environment, a lack of respect for international humanitarian law by States that possess military cyber capabilities risks harming people, infrastructure and societies around the world

In several parts of the country, people are enduring indescribable suffering that is exacerbated when armed actors fail to uphold IHL rules and humanitarian principles.In 2022, our field teams recorded 400 suspected breaches of IHL – some of them serious – and other humanitarian norms, of which more than half were homicides; threats; sexual violence; indiscriminate use of

Madam President,I thank the Republic of Mozambique for convening this important debate.As we speak more than 100 armed conflicts are raging around the world. At the same time, hard won generational gains on gender equality are being reversed.This is no coincidence.

Statement given by Véronique Christory, ICRC’s Senior Arms Control Adviser, at the Fourth substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 in New York

In 2022, the ICRC regional delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay continued to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people and communities we help.The infographic below provides an overview of our work in 2022 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to reduce the impact of armed violence on communities, help migrants get in touch with their

People who are ill or injured must be allowed to seek medical attention freely, without discrimination, at all times and in all circumstances.Health-care workers, and medical vehicles and facilities must never be hindered in their work to prevent and alleviate human suffering, wherever it is found; nor must they be prevented from safeguarding lives and health and ensuring

Ahead of international women’s day, Mirjana Spoljaric, the first female president in the 160-year history of the International Committee of the Red Cross, spoke at Columbia University in New York about humanitarian consequences of armed conflict on women and girls and the role that international humanitarian law can play in preventing the gender gap from opening wider.

Dear First Vice President, dear Minister,Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen,The International Committee of the Red Cross is encouraged by this gathering of Latin American and Caribbean States to tackle one of the most pressing humanitarian concerns for the future of armed conflict.The unconstrained use of autonomous weapons risks the loss of control over the use of force.