Nigeria: Voices from Families of the Missing
After more than a decade of conflict, thousands of families are missing loved ones across northeast Nigeria. Many have never given up hope. Now, some are seeking to help others. "A missing person is …
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Gaza: IHL Virtual Academy App makes law of war more accessible
Designed by a group of Gaza-based law students, developers and innovators, the first version of the IHL Virtual Academy interactive mobile application is now available in Arabic to users on the …
Why the ICRC talks to armed groups
Armed groups around the world are important actors in the ICRC's operations. In 2022, the ICRC listed 524 armed groups that are of humanitarian concern globally. These armed groups control or …
Violence, economic hardships, and climate changes deepen humanitarian crisis in Yemen
From a distance, it looks like piles upon piles of discoloured rags have been discarded in Yemen’s barren desert landscape. But the ramshackle collection of tents in the troubled country was in fact …
Operational Update – ICRC operations across the Lachin Corridor
The ICRC this month restocked its warehouse with 5,000 food and hygiene parcels transported through the Lachin Corridor which will be distributed to people in need. This is in addition to the 3,500 …
Yemen: The parties agree to release hundreds of conflict-related detainees
Joint statement by the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross at the conclusion of the seventh meeting of the Supervisory …
Who is Tom Brown? Responding to Malnutrition in Nigeria
Not a person but rather a recipe, Tom Brown is a nutritional weaning food for babies in Nigeria. In an ICRC first, it’s being tested as a response to malnutrition. For Hadiza Yunusa, the experience …
Visa Pour l'Image: Call for participation for the 2023 Humanitarian Visa d’Or Award
From 16 March to 12 June 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is inviting all professional photojournalists to take part in its photojournalism contest, the ICRC Humanitarian …
Colombia: Humanitarian Challenges 2023
In Colombia, armed conflict and violence continues to have a deep impact on the civilian population. Many civilians have been wounded, killed or gone missing; relatives have been separated from their …
Health in the midst of conflict
Attacks on health workers were particularly serious last year in the areas hardest hit by the armed conflicts and add to the many hardships generated already by the violence endured by the civilian …
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