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Democratic Republic of the Congo: More than 80,000 people receive food and seed

News release

13-08-2026

Democratic Republic of the Congo: More than 80,000 people receive food and seed

ICRC president: At 77, the Geneva Conventions remain indispensable to humanity and global stability

Statement

12-08-2026

Imagen tomada desde abajo de una bandera del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR), en la que se observa el emblema de la cruz roja. Al fondo se ve un cielo azul parcialmente cubierto por nubes blancas.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC hands over 15 people released by the Congolese authorities to AFC/M23

News release

06-08-2026

Le drapeau du CICR fouette au vent, image d'illustration. KNOWLES-COURSIN, Mackenzie / CICR

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Our latest humanitarian operations around the world

The daily struggle for a dignified life continues for Palestinians in Gaza

Article

14-08-2026

Iyad Wahidi, 53, sits on the ruins of his destroyed home in Jabalia, near the yellow line, where some families live in difficult conditions, with limited access to essential services, including water, sanitation, healthcare, and education.

Russia: ICRC helps displaced people start over

Article

07-08-2026

Maksim, displaced by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, has undertaken a training to become a plumber, financed by the ICRC.

Frequently asked questions: Nuclear Weapons

Article

06-08-2026

World War II. Hiroshima. Chugoka-Shinbun regional journal bureau and Odamasa warehouse.

Afghanistan: Operational Facts and Figures – January to June 2026

Article

06-08-2026

An Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteer provides food to a child at Chawkay camp in Kunar.

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates voluntary return of 88 individuals to Gaza

Article

04-08-2026

UNGA80 6C UJ

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Latest reports and publications

Conflict-affected affected farmer holding donated farming tools, smiling

Philippines: Facts and figures from January to June 2026

Photo of beneficiary in her ICRC supported shop

Restoring and rebuilding resilience: An economic lifeline for Kenya's border communities

Syria, Qunitera governorate countryside, Ofania town, ICRC, and SARC Wathab teams during the ongoing construction works of the elevated water reservoir project.

Water and habitat in conflict - 2026 Briefer

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