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International Committee of the Red Cross Press Releases

1,030 Press Releases

Published on October 16, 2025 - 04:12 GMT

UN General Assembly 80th Session: Statement at the Sixth Committee on crimes against humanity

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes and supports efforts toward the adoption of a legally binding instrument on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity. The ICRC believes that a dedicated …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 13, 2025 - 13:59 GMT

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates the return of 20 hostages and 1,808* detainees as part of ceasefire ...

This operation was carried out at the request of the parties and in close coordination with them. Throughout these release operations, the ICRC was focused on ensuring the transfers were safe and dignified. Specialized ICRC staff, including doctors, were …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 13, 2025 - 13:41 GMT

Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: Selected Issues

ICRC’s concerns about AWS In the ICRC’s view, as well as many States and other actors, AWS are weapon systems that, once activated, can select and engage one or more targets without further human intervention. After initial activation or launch, an …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 13, 2025 - 06:55 GMT

Ukraine: Supporting families living with uncertainty

Tetiana began her career as a child psychologist but today works mainly with families of missing and captured persons. Trained by the ICRC in 2023, she still receives guidance from the organization’s team. “What I do now is truly needed,” she says. “When …

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Published on October 12, 2025 - 18:22 GMT

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire ...

Starting today, ICRC teams will receive the hostages held in Gaza and transfer them to Israeli authorities. In a separate operation, ICRC teams will transfer Palestinian detainees held in Israeli places of detention to Gaza and the West Bank. The ICRC will …

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Published on October 10, 2025 - 11:08 GMT

Ethiopia: ICRC provides urgent medical aid and visits detainees following armed clashes in Amhara region

Amhara Region has experienced a conflict between government forces and the Amhara Fano armed group since August 2023. The situation in the eastern part of Amhara deteriorated further at the end of September, when a sudden escalation of hostilities in the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 10, 2025 - 10:11 GMT

ICRC elects new vice-president

Mr Lauber is currently the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organisations in Geneva and the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council. He will begin his term as ICRC vice- …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 10, 2025 - 07:36 GMT

ICRC president: Ceasefire agreement offers chance to save lives, reunite families

Geneva (ICRC) – The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas must mark a turning point in two years of unimaginable horror. It offers a vital chance to save lives and ease suffering. ICRC teams in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank will support …

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Published on October 10, 2025 - 07:21 GMT

COP30: The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action and finance in conflict settings

Negotiations on limiting the worst consequences of climate change have been ongoing for decades. In 2015, the signatories of the Paris Agreement agreed to limit global warming to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to aim for a …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 9, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

Kyrgyzstan: Signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons а positive step in strengthening commitment to ...

“Nuclear weapons cause unspeakable human suffering and long-lasting damage to health, the environment and future generations. Their destructive power cannot be contained in space or time. The signature of the TNPW by the Kyrgyz Republic is a positive and …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 9, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

UN General Assembly 80th Session: Statement at the Third Committee General Debate

Mr. Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Colleagues, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) counts more than 130 armed conflicts ongoing now – twice as many as fifteen years ago. Today, wars are also lasting longer and growing more complex, …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 9, 2025 - 04:40 GMT

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Health care increasingly difficult to access in North and South Kivu

As a result, many of those wounded, including women and children, are struggling to get medical treatment. “It’s often the case that even when a sick or wounded person manages to reach a medical facility, despite the difficulties in doing so, there isn’t …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 9, 2025 - 04:40 GMT

UN General Assembly 80th Session: Statement at the Sixth Committee meeting on measures to eliminate international terrorism

Chair, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism, whether in times of armed conflict or not, and regardless of the perpetrators. Terrorism is prohibited under international humanitarian law (IHL). …

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Published on October 8, 2025 - 08:52 GMT

The Fundamental Principles: 60 Years of humanity in action

Every day, the Principles translate into life-saving impact: • In Gaza, more than 80,000 consultations, 3,000 surgeries and 4,000 childbirths were carried out at the ICRC-supported field hospital in Rafah in its first year, ensuring urgent care despite …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 7, 2025 - 23:32 GMT

Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict

The devastating scale of destruction means that most Gazans have lost loved ones, their homes or their livelihoods – in some cases all three. With over 80 per cent of the population affected by evacuation orders, civilians are being pushed into ever …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 7, 2025 - 23:32 GMT

Two years on from 7 October: The hostages must come home

"Two years ago, the lives of Israelis were changed forever. The brutality of the attacks of the 7 October 2023 is undeniable. Hundreds were killed and wounded, and more than 250 people were taken hostage and were - and still are - held in life- …

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Published on October 6, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families

“A lasting ceasefire is critical to saving lives and breaking the cycle of death and destruction,” said ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric. “Our teams are ready to act as a neutral humanitarian intermediary to help bring hostages and detainees back to their …

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Published on October 6, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

UN Security Council: Open debate on the 25th anniversary of women, peace, and security agenda

Madame President, Excellencies, This year’s 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, and 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, mark important progress but also remind us how much remains to be done. …

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Published on October 5, 2025 - 18:46 GMT

Sudan: “The people of Al Fasher cannot be abandoned”

“What people have been enduring during these 500 days in Al Fasher is nothing short of catastrophic. Over 260,000 men, women and children are trapped, eating one meal a day and risking their lives just to find undrinkable water. Local medical teams are …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 3, 2025 - 12:09 GMT

"Humanity hollowed out": Gaza, two years on

“For two years, the civilian population has endured death, forced displacement, and the denial of dignity on a devastating level. We have seen humanity hollowed out in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians have been separated from their families, and many …

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