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Brazil: ICRC supports efforts to protect and respect COVID-19 victims
With more than 32,000 fatalities due to COVID-19 in Brazil, we must properly manage the dead, ensuring dignity, protection and respect for families.| News release -
Myanmar: Helping detainees reach home safely
In April 2020, the ICRC helped 2,184 people reach home safely and with dignity as part of our 'Safe Return Home' programme, in Myanmar.| Article -
COVID-19: Emergency aid distributed in 24 Sri Lanka districts
The ICRC, along with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, carried out emergency relief distribution drives in 24 districts, providing aid during COVID-19.| Article -
Bangladesh: Reunited family experiences hope amid COVID-19 gloom
In Bangladesh, a family is reunited amid the COVID-19 pandemic through the ICRC's Restoring Family Links programme.| Photo gallery -
Restoring Family Links code of conduct on data protection
A Restoring Family Links Code of Conduct on Data Protection was adopted in 2015 to guarantee right to privacy and protection of personal data.| Article -
Uniting for a people's vaccine against COVID-19
The United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement call for unity to scale up efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.| News release -
Domestic measures to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
A checklist providing guidance on domestic measures to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions.| Publication -
"Leaving Colombia got harder each time I did it."
An ICRC delegate from County Kildare, Ireland, reflects on her three missions in the South American country, Colombia.| Article -
ICRC: Protect livelihoods during COVID-19 or risk a boom in aid-dependency
According to new survey, economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic could foster a boom in aid-dependency in countries at conflict.| News release -
Yvonne Chaka Chaka and the fight against COVID-19
Internationally acclaimed musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, is using her voice to fight COVID-19 misinformation.| Video -
The ICRC data protection framework
The ICRC rules on personal data protection were adopted in 2015, which affords individuals protection in accordance with international standards.| Article -
High-level pledging conference for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Speech given by Peter Maurer, ICRC President, on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.| Article -
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems: Identifying Practical Elements of Human Control.| Article -
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – May 2020: Our response to COVID-19
Middle East and North Africa newsletter, May 2020: How people marked Ramadan amid ongoing conflict, seasonal diseases and worsening economic situation.| Report -
COVID-19: Fighting conflict and coronavirus in Nigeria's Borno
COVID-19: In north-eastern Nigeria, the threat of coronavirus grows among displaced people, but the conflict continues.| Photo gallery -
COVID-19: Global pandemic may increase stress exponentially
The ICRC is concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic may increase stress exponentially. There are a number of people and communities who are particularly vulnerable to the psychological and psychosocial impact of the pandemic| Article -
Facebook and Red Cross launch #AfricaTogether, a campaign calling for vigilance against COVID-19
Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether.| News release -
International humanitarian law 101: IHL and COVID-19
A short video explaining the intersection between International Humanitarian Law and COVID-19.| Video -
Jordan: For Abla, ICRC’s cash support has come at the right time
There are 720 refugee families in Jordan enrolled in the ICRC's cash transfer programme. The story of one such family we were able to help out.| Article -
Somalia: Killing of health workers from rural clinic an appalling tragedy
Somalia: The ICRC is deeply shocked by the killing of eight people in Gololey village in the Balcad district in Hirshabelle, Mogadishu.| News release -
South Sudan: COVID-19 response in April 2020
As COVID-19 pandemic spreads to South Sudan, scale of its actual and potential impact on communities the ICRC serves has become increasingly evident.| Photo gallery -
Papua New Guinea: ICRC supports Mount Hagen Hospital to better prepare for COVID-19 patients
The unit, which includes a delivery room, has a capacity to cater for 12 COVID-19 patients.| News release -
COVID-19 crisis is becoming a protection crisis
Remarks to event "Safeguarding Civilians in a Pandemic" hosted by the International Peace Institute during 2020 UN Protection of Civilians Week.| Statement -
Online community for national committees and similar entities on IHL
About the online community for national committees and similar entities on IHL.| Article -
The ICRC Data Protection Commission
The ICRC Data Protection Commission is responsible for checking the compliance of the organization’s processing of personal data| Article -
COVID-19 appeal: None of us are safe until we're all safe
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement made a collective appeal for 3.1 billion Swiss francs to help fight the spread of COVID-19.| Article -
COVID-19: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals for 3.1 billion Swiss francs
COVID-19: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for 3.1 billion Swiss francs to urgently scale up its global response.| News release -
The use of weapons and equipment in law enforcement operations
Q&A explaining the strict constraints on the use of weapons and equipment in law enforcement operations.| Article -
Sudan: Making face shields for health care heroes
Production of lightweight, durable protective face shields will assist front line health workers and other medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients.| Article -
Amid COVID-19, we must not lose focus on violations and abuses in war
Secretary-General Guterres' report card on the state of protection highlights the enormous violations and the failures to protect men, women and children around the globe.Communities caught in the crossfire of armed conflict suffer shock after shock,| Statement -
Ethiopia: ICRC supports local manufacture of face shields
The ICRC is assisting physical rehabilitation centres to manufacture 3,000 face shields locally in support of the fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia.| Article -
Joint UN/ICRC Op-Ed on explosive weapons in populated areas and COVID-19
Joint appeal by Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; and Robert Mardini, Director-General of the ICRC.We are all grappling with th| News release