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Published on July 17, 2024 - 08:05 GMT

Sudan: ICRC calls for greater access to deliver humanitarian aid as millions of people go without basics for survival

Port Sudan (ICRC) – Fifteen months since the beginning of the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, millions of people do not have access to essential services like food, water, and healthcare. Nearly a quarter of …

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Published on July 15, 2024 - 14:23 GMT

Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

“It is heart wrenching to see civilians killed and wounded,” said Diana Japaridze the deputy head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Maiduguri. “We strongly remind to all those involved in the fighting that civilians, especially children and women must be …

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Published on July 13, 2024 - 11:48 GMT

Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown

Fear became a constant companion. Dufay, a woman from a farming community in the area, recounts that on another occasion, some women reopened their family restaurants out of desperation but had to close them again because members of armed groups were …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Gaza: Civilians must be spared from impact of fighting

Evacuation orders have impacted thousands of families, most recently in Gaza City. These instructions are often unclear and have led to confusion and fear. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hotline has received hundreds of calls in …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

ICRC office in Gaza surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians, was damaged by nearby shelling

"Firing so dangerously close to humanitarian structures, of whose locations the parties to the conflict are aware and which are clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem, puts the lives of civilians and Red Cross staff at risk. "This grave …

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Published on July 11, 2024 - 20:16 GMT

Adhering to Humanitarian Norms Paves Way to Peace

As this year marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, which is at the core of international humanitarian law (IHL), the panel focused on the high relevance of IHL and the importance of upholding humanitarian principles to peace …

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Published on July 11, 2024 - 20:16 GMT

ICRC and European Union continue successful IHL training series

Requested by DG ECHO, the humanitarian arm of the European Commission, the training aimed to deepen the understanding of IHL among EU staff members from both headquarters and various field offices. This year's session brought together around 70 in- …

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Published on July 9, 2024 - 19:14 GMT

Environmental wartime protection is central to the protection of civilians

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes today’s important discussion on the need to step up preventive action to protect the environment and how doing so can contribute to peace. The natural environment has too …

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Published on July 9, 2024 - 15:25 GMT

ICRC Annual Report 2023

The year 2023 presented multiple and concurrent crises that adversely affected millions of people’s lives and shaped the ICRC’s operating environment. Around 120 armed conflicts were ongoing globally, involving more than 60 states and some 120 non-state …

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Published on July 9, 2024 - 04:13 GMT

Afghanistan: Wheelchair basketball empowers people with disability

Mohammad Saber Sultani, 34, has been a driving force for Kabul’s wheelchair basketball team for over a decade. His journey to the court began in tragedy as he lost both his legs when an unexploded ordnance blew up. He was only three years old at the time. …

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Published on July 6, 2024 - 01:03 GMT

Mexico: ICRC urges Latin American and Caribbean states to reaffirm commitment to the ‘rules of war’ on 75th anniversary of the ...

Mexico City (ICRC) – In a world where millions of people are suffering from the devastating consequences of armed conflict, representatives from 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in Mexico City to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva …

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Published on July 4, 2024 - 22:25 GMT

ICRC Director General's speech on the 120th anniversary ceremony of the RCSC

Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure, on behalf of President Mirjana Spoljaric and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC …

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Published on July 4, 2024 - 22:25 GMT

CHINA: First national inter-university moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in Beijing

The winning team from Renmin University won a tightly contested final against the team from Wuhan University. These two teams will be joined by the second runner-up team from the Foreign Affairs University to take part in the Asia-Pacific Regional Red …

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Published on July 4, 2024 - 22:25 GMT

Georgia: Closure after 30 years as family receives remains of missing loved one, give a burial

“On 26 May 1993, Merab told us that he had decided to go fight in the armed conflict in Abkhazia. We argued a lot. I told him to think about his young wife and two-year-old child and not leave him an orphan because we knew how hard it was to grow up …

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Published on July 1, 2024 - 15:46 GMT

ICRC’s response to missing and dead migrants along the US–Mexico border

The ICRC advocates for a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the issue of missing and deceased migrants. Authorities are encouraged to better understand the nature of migrants’ deaths and disappearances in their jurisdictions (number of deaths, …

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Published on July 1, 2024 - 10:49 GMT

South Africa: Forensic Human Identification in Mortuaries

The ACMS Manager, Stephen Fonseca based in Pretoria who oversaw the development of the training tool noted, “The training tool has been developed with the sole aim of equipping a wide range of actors including the Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers, …

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Published on July 1, 2024 - 08:15 GMT

South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference

A platform for sharing best practices on IHL. From 15–19 April, 2024, 100 representatives from 31 Commonwealth countries and 19 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies gathered in Pretoria, South Africa, for the 6th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 11:38 GMT

South Africa: 22nd Annual Regional Seminar on IHL

Government representatives of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, and Zambia, took part in that week-long Seminar. Digital Dilemmas, a multi-media initiative developed by the ICRC was …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 11:14 GMT

South Africa: Reconnecting families

From January to December 2023, the ICRC, in collaboration with the National Red Cross Societies of Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, connected thousands of people with their loved ones, including 8,900 held at the Lindela Holding Facility …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 11:05 GMT

South Africa: Restoring family links from Angola to Rwanda

The parents left Rwanda in 1994 and first found refuge in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then in Angola. The father of the three children died in 2016, while the mother died a year later. The children were admitted to the Viana refugee camp. They found …

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