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Engineering Consultancy Services to support the Water & Habitat Projects in Iraq
Dear Madam, Sir,The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to launch an Request for Interest to pre-qualify for an upcoming restricted tender in connection with the following project:Engineering Consultancy Services to support the| Article -
Invitation to Bid - Forensic Genetic Laboratory Services 2022-2024
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent humanitarian organization, established in 1863, whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and o| Article -
Afghanistan: Malapetaka buatan manusia yang memberangkan membawa penderitaan besar kepada keluarga Afghanistan
Saya geram. Gambar kanak-kanak yang kurus kering sehingga menampakkan benjolan tulang menimbulkan rasa ngeri.| Article -
ICRC elects new president
The Assembly, the governing body of the International Committee of the Red Cross, announced today that it has elected Mirjana Spoljaric Egger as the ICRC's next president.| Statement -
Sudan: Hopes and wishes after a conflict
This year has brought many humanitarian challenges to Sudan. Violence has affected several parts of the country, especially Darfur where thousands of people have been displaced, more than once.| Photo gallery -
Operational update on Ethiopia: Responding to the growing humanitarian needs amid increasingly difficult security conditions
Urgent humanitarian needs continue to grow in Amhara and Afar regions, where newly displaced people desperately need assistance. Thousands of people arrive in urban areas with nothing.| Article -
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: A displaced woman struggles between her past and present
Story of a displaced woman, who has gone through the horrors of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.| Article -
ICRC Statement: The Impact of Diversion and Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security
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Nigeria: Protecting health care services through synergy and communication
In the wake of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a pregnant woman being rushed to the hospital lost her child because her doctor was delayed by the police at a stop and search point and then detained.| Article -
CGTN: for the survival of humanity, the most vulnerable people should not be overlooked
Countries that contribute least to the climate crisis are getting hit the hardest. Many are suffering double damage with extreme weather disasters as well as armed conflicts.| Video -
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Life after displacement
Ilham recalls the time he was displaced from his village with his family in the early 1990s, in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and how his life changed after displacement.| Article -
ICRC alarmed at lack of humanitarian access for 26 million people in Africa
Some 26 million people live in areas in Africa where humanitarian groups have difficulty reaching people most in need, where access to basic services like medical care is extremely limited due to violence and armed conflict, according to a new estima| News release -
Update of customary IHL database – November 2021
In December 2020, we updated the customary IHL database to include additional practice from Viet Nam.| Article -
Afghanistan: An infuriating, man-made catastrophe points toward massive suffering for Afghan families
I am livid. Pictures viewed from afar of bone-thin children rightly elicit gasps of horror.| Statement -
IISS Manama Dialogue: 17th Regional Security Summit
Speech by Mr.| Statement -
Armenia: Building mental health resilience in conflict-affected communities
For the past 30 years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has taken a heavy toll on people’s mental health, especially among those living along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.| Article -
ICRC perspectives on the protection of children
Although the ICRC itself is not a child protection agency, it is essential that we consider their needs when performing our exclusively humanitarian mission.| Article -
The ICRC seeks China’s cooperation for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan
“However, the message from the ICRC is that we will continue to work in Afghanistan,” said Krähenbühl.| Article -
International Committee of the Red Cross calls for humanitarian carve-out in UN Security Council 1988 Afghanistan sanctions regime
Thank you very much, Madam Chair.We appreciate the opportunity to be with you today, especially as these Committees are expected to take action in the next month and a half.Distinguished colleagues,Afghanistan is in a freefall.| Article -
Introduction to IHL e-learning: now available in French and Spanish
In the ICRC’s flagship e-learning “Introduction to IHL”, also available in French and Spanish, you will go through the basic questions relating to the law of armed conflict, or International Humanitarian Law (IHL).| Article