Sudan: Two ICRC drivers killed by gunmen
02-05-2024 Port Sudan/Geneva (ICRC) – It is with great sadness that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that two of its drivers were killed by gunmen on Thursday in South …
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Brazil: the ICRC takes part in G20 event on disinformation and hate speech
02-05-2024 São Paulo – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was represented by Digital Risks Adviser Joelle Rizk at a G20 event on promoting information integrity held on 30 April and …
Algeria: ICRC president meets with Algerian authorities
23-04-2024 Algiers (ICRC) – On 22 and 23 April 2024, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, carried out an official visit to Algeria at the invitation of …
Mexico and Central America: The ICRC calls on states to step up and coordinate efforts to protect people affected by armed violence
18-04-2024 The high human cost of violence in Mexico and Central American countries is an issue that can only be addressed through sustained and coordinated cross-border action by states, according …
Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to discuss IHL in South Africa
15-04-2024 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 …
ICRC President: "The obstacles that block humanitarian access must be immediately overcome"
15-04-2024 Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Humanitarian Conference on Sudan and neighboring countries, in Paris. (Check against …
Joint press release: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement urges support for conflict victims: “We cannot let Sudan become another forgotten crisis”
08-04-2024 Port Sudan/Nairobi/Geneva - One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and tens of thousands have been killed or wounded. …
Colombia: ICRC calls for special agreements to be adopted as part of negotiations with armed groups
03-04-2024 Bogotá (ICRC) – As a result of Colombia’s eight ongoing armed conflicts, in 2023 thousands of civilians went missing, were displaced, suffered sexual violence, or were wounded by explosive …
DR Congo: More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid as violence in eastern provinces intensifies
28-03-2024 Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has provided food aid to over …
World Water Day: Bringing safe drinking water closer to conflict-affected families in Misamis Oriental, Philippines
25-03-2024 For years, the people of Barangay Alagatan in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, have had a difficult time getting clean drinking water. Their situation worsened in 2022, when an armed …
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