South Sudan: Hope and fear stalk the Equatorias
The straw huts covered with tarpaulins look freshly built. The domestic items lying around – cooking pots, jerry cans, plastic chairs – are few. A makeshift camp that appeared four months ago is …
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The children were silent - The inside story of the Aleppo evacuation
Between the 15 and 22 December, 2016 one of the largest and most complex evacuations of civilians in recent history, took place from the Syrian city of Aleppo. The warring parties had agreed that the …
Views of the ICRC on autonomous weapon systems
Views on autonomous weapon systems, including those of the ICRC, continue to evolve as a better understanding is gained of current and potential technological capabilities, the military purpose of …
International Review of the Red Cross - War in cities
The International Review of the Red Cross is pleased to announce the online launch of its new edition on "War in cities". This edition examines the scope and nature of armed conflicts in urban …
Our response to needs in Jordan in 2016
Since the onset of the conflict in Syria in 2011, hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge in Jordan. Throughout 2016, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jordan …
#NewNormal: From East Ukraine to South Russia
In 2014, the ICRC started assisting refugees flowing out of the East of Ukraine into Russia due to the ongoing conflict . Many of those displaced had left behind their homes to start from scratch in …
Mexico: ICRC calls for adoption of law on the missing
Article by Juan Pedro Schaerer, head of the ICRC delegation for Mexico, Central America and Cuba, published in the newspapers El País and Excélsior . I recently met a Mexican mother who had lost all …
The breach of humanitarian rules persists in Colombia
"I see peace is too far away," Johana replies when asked about her life after the Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. "There was no calm or ceasefire for us. We …
War at the root of hunger
by Dominik Stillhart, Director of Operations, ICRC We are on the brink of a humanitarian mega-crisis unprecedented in recent history. The spectre of famine looms large over parts of Africa and the …
E-briefing: Humanitarian perspectives on the changing face of war
On the occasion of the remembrances marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War, the ICRC is launching its new online e-briefing which looks at the evolution of warfare from the eighteenth …
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