The briefer provides an overview of the humanitarian consequences of conflict on essential services, explains the ICRC's ...

The ICRC has a clear and consistent public position towards all states when it comes to using explosive weapons in populated ...

Families separated by armed conflict, violence, disasters, or migration endure one of the most painful forms of uncertainty: not knowing what has happened to a loved one. For many, the absence of ...

A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was ...

As armed clashes between the Viv Ansanm coalition of armed groups and government forces increase in the capital, the glaring lack of resources and staff is forcing Port-au-Prince's health-care workers ...

One of them is Hassan. He is not yet three and a half years old. Hassan arrived at the centre in July, showing signs of severe malnutrition, stomatitis, marasmus, and pneumonia. His mother, Sabirin, ...

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 ...

Humans must maintain control over life-and-death decisions. This video shows the dangers of autonomous weapons – and what must be done to avert them. Increasingly, weapons that select and engage ...

In 2022, from Africa to the Americas, Near and Middle East to Asia, the ICRC mapped 524 armed groups that are of humanitarian concern, with at least 175 million people estimated to live in areas fully ...

The use of cyber operations during armed conflicts is a reality. While only a few States have publicly acknowledged using such operations, an increasing number of States are developing military cyber ...

These efforts aim to complement and support the essential work performed by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in providing urgent care. Since the beginning of hostilities, PRCS staff and ...