22-06-2023 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The ongoing violence in the Oromia region of Ethiopia has taken a toll on critical infrastructure. Health facilities and water systems have been seriously affected. In …
19-06-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Two months into the conflict, hostilities in densely populated urban areas have taken a disastrous toll on civilian infrastructure, especially in locations in and around …
14-06-2023 Mueda, 14 June 2023 – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently assisted returnees to Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado, with essential household items. Kits composed of …
14-06-2023 Brussels (ICRC) - Communities in Syria have lived through more than 12 years of a deadly armed conflict and a devastating earthquake that caused further humanitarian suffering earlier this …
13-06-2023 Juba (ICRC) – Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inaugurated a new Physical Rehabilitation Centre (PRC) in Wau Teaching Hospital in partnership with the Western …
09-06-2023 The suffering inflicted on communities following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam comes on top of months of repeated shelling and grinding conflict. The disaster is far from over …
08-06-2023 The humanitarian consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam prove how damage to critical infrastructure can plunge entire communities into despair and devastate civilian …
08-06-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital. A team from the …
25-05-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Vital surgical supplies donated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are now being distributed to seven hospitals in Khartoum. The medical supplies …
25-05-2023 Juba (ICRC) – The ICRC welcomes the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions by the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly in May. The institution also stands …
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