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Cyber-attack on ICRC: What we know
Here are some answers to questions based on the latest information that we can share.1.| Article -
Request for information regarding the consultancy to reduce the sustainable risk of ICRC distributed items
In 2021, the ICRC launched a project to reduce the sustainable risk of the distributed items distributed.| Article -
Yemen: ICRC expresses deep concern about the human toll caused by escalating violence
The Yemeni Red Crescent Society (YRCS) with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided ambulance services to evacuate the wounded and the dead, and the ICRC is supporting two hospitals with emergency medical supplies| News release -
ICRC Pakistan: Snapshot 2021
Years of research and advocacy on the issue of violence against health care culminated in the passage of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of Health Care Workers and Facilities Act 2020.| Article -
Sophisticated cyber-attack targets Red Cross Red Crescent data on 500,000 people
The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people, including those separated from their families due to conflict, migration and disaster, missing persons and their families, and people in| News release -
ICRC President: "The international community must act to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan"
Statement by the ICRC President Peter Maurer at Afghanistan Economic Conference on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the concrete steps taken by the ICRC to support those who are affected by it.| Statement -
After 20 years of visits, ICRC calls for transfers of eligible Guantanamo detainees
Washington, DC (ICRC) – The ICRC is gravely concerned that the remaining people held at Guantanamo Bay have been behind bars for so many years with little or no clarity as to what will happen to them.| News release -
Dwindling medical supplies in northern Ethiopia prevents health workers from aiding those in need
The ICRC is profoundly concerned over availability of medical treatment, including medicine and medical equipment. Health-care services are lacking essential medical supplies, and in some cases infrastructure has been severely damaged.| Statement -
ICRC launches new fund to boost climate action in its humanitarian programmes
The Climate and Environment Transition Fund will be structured as a multi-year vehicle aimed at supporting ICRC's sustainability objectives and climate action."Our ambition is clear: we will lead by example and support the evolution of the humanitari| News release -
ICRC launches a new fund to support long-term climate and environment initiatives
The ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies co-led a broad consultative process across the humanitarian sector to develop the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations| Article -
Nigeria: Seven years after major attack, Mubi residents share stories of recovery
Mubi is a major town in North-East of Nigeria, a region that has been at the centre of an armed conflict since 2009.| Photo gallery -
A humanitarian perspective on China–Africa cooperation
The ICRC shared insights on China–Africa cooperation from a humanitarian perspective at the second forum on China and International Development hosted by the CAITEC on 13 January 2022.| Article -
Brave and Bold: All it takes is one story
Having grown up in Garissa, an arid part of Northern Kenya, Khadija remembers having to walk far from their home in search of water."Where I come from, girls don't choose plumbing as a trade.| Article -
Ukraine: Ongoing, active conflict a cause of a heavy humanitarian toll
A statement from Dominik Stillhart, the director of operations for the ICRC| Statement -
Pakistan: National Physical Disability T20 Championship celebrates the power of inclusion
The ICRC has been supporting physical rehabilitation in Pakistan since the 1980s through its physical rehabilitation programme, providing assistive devices and artificial limbs and training professionals as per international standards.| Article