Your Excellency, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to address this Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women and thank the Government of the People’s Republic of China for hosting this important event. It offers a vital platform to renew …
The journey was long and perilous, according to Kade. “For two days, I was sleeping in the forest without food, water or shelter,” she said. Sudden displacements such as those Kade and her fellow villagers experienced often comes with disruption of basic …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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- …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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, …
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 …
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). …
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 …
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 …
"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- …
“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 …
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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