In urban areas, the arrival of large numbers of people displaced by the armed conflict has increased demand for drinking water. Evelyne lives in a camp for displaced people in Bougouyo, some 80 km from Bambari. She describes her struggle to get safe …
To report explosive devices in your area, call the Lebanon Mine Action Centre at 05 956 143. If there is shelling, find a lower ground to hide. Stay as far as possible from the windows. Lie down, wrap your arms around your head, and cover your ears. Open …
Responding to a crisis can be overwhelming, often triggering a wide range of emotions and mental health challenges, such as anger, grief, anxiety, insomnia, and heightened stress. “We shed tears while helping the people affected by the floods. I was …
Since 2016, the AU has annually co-organized a roundtable in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which are technical exchanges on implementing obligations in Article I, common to the 4 Geneva Conventions. It brings …
Chair, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the international community’s sustained collective interest and efforts to strengthen accountability for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. In armed conflict, …
Events like the Judicial Forensic Conference are key components of this ongoing collaboration, aimed at developing a sustainable, well-established, and effective system for managing forensic issues, particularly in the aftermath of conflict, migration and …
The Professional Standards for Protection Work guide organizations in managing risks, engaging with communities, and coordinating with other actors to uphold the rights of people affected by conflict, violence, or disaster. The standards also emphasize …
This recognition highlights the group’s vital role in drawing attention to the catastrophic effects and enduring humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use. Nihon Hidankyo has long advocated for the complete prohibition and elimination of nuclear …
The objective of MCLAP is to increase access of vulnerable populations to emergency assistance, basic services and livelihood opportunities in selected areas of Myanmar. ICRC interventions under the Project will support livelihoods support and small-scale …
The Myanmar Community Assistance Livelihood Project (MCLAP) aims to build on the partnership between the ICRC and World Bank initiated in 2023. The objective of MCLAP is to increase access of vulnerable populations to emergency assistance, basic services …
On 8 May, the ICRC took part in the inauguration ceremony of a commemoration park that Budapest city authorities dedicated to three people credited with saving thousands of Jewish lives during the WWII. Friedrich Born, ICRC’s delegate in Budapest was …
To highlight the work by Polish Red Cross (PRC) to restore and maintain family links, the ICRC Warsaw Delegation organized the visit of Dusan Vujasanin, the head of the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency Bureau (CTA-B), to Warsaw in March 2024. He discussed …
Under IHL, the civilian population is defined as all persons who are not members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict. In case of doubt about a person/s civilian status, that person must be considered a civilian. There are three basic rules that …
Addis Ababa (ICRC)— Eighty percent of victims of unexploded ordnance assisted by the International Committee of the Red Cross in rural areas of northern Ethiopia have been children, underscoring the grave danger posed by old weapons to young and often …
SWIRMO has been an ICRC flagship event for military audiences since 2007. Time and again, we have seen that SWIRMO offers a unique platform to discuss and promote international humanitarian law (IHL). The ICRC works to promote knowledge of IHL to protect …
A Red Cross and Red Crescent response The Red Cross Field Hospital is implemented in coordination with the Palestine Red Crescent Society and supported by Red Cross Societies of Australia, Austria, Canada, China (Hong Kong branch), Denmark, Finland, …
In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the ICRC works to promote and ensure respect for the rules of war and facilitates its operations worldwide through dialogue with government, civil society, and military and diplomatic officials. It works in …
Any harm inflicted on medical workers, rescue volunteers, or healthcare facilities is unacceptable. These groups are protected under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and must be shielded from violence. Humanitarian workers and medical personnel save …
Anguished families wait for release of those held hostage, or at least of news of their fate. Many are still mourning loved ones killed. Tens of thousands of civilians in the south and in the north are displaced and unable to return home. Entire …
Prior to October of last year, Gazans were already living with challenges born out of multiple rounds of escalations in recent years and the impacts of closures, and limited humanitarian access. After a year of devastating conflict, the grief and suffering …
