"Today, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, we are witnessing a global and ...

The high human cost of violence in Mexico and Central American countries is an issue that can only be addressed through ...

When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave behind can feel that loss more than most. In response, we ...

Excellencies, colleagues,Sexual violence in conflict is not an isolated occurrence. The WPS agenda has long affirmed that to end this horror, the root cause of gender inequality must be tackled ...

During her visit, the ICRC president met with the minister of foreign affairs and with the president of the Algerian Red Crescent, Ibtissem Hamlaoui.Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation ...

Port-au-Prince (ICRC) – A sharp increase in the number of wounded people has put enormous pressure on the few functioning ...

In October 2023, the ICRC organized a meeting of experts to discuss how to implement the commitments outlined in the Political Declaration. Some 21 military experts from 17 states that have endorsed ...

Baga town is in the northeast of Borno state, Nigeria, approximately 190 kilometers from the state capital. The town lies on ...

This spontaneous settlement in Adré, a Chadian border town of 12,000 inhabitants, has become a makeshift home to over 100,000 ...

The legal classification of armed conflict – determining whether a situation of violence is an international armed conflict (IAC) or a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) under international ...

Pretoria (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the South African Red ...

The Joint Commission of the Empress Shôken Fund (ESF) has announced a new funding distribution that totals CHF 485,597 and supports projects administered by Red Cross and Red Crescent National ...