01-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric Egger assumed the presidency of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday, 1 October, succeeding the outgoing president, Peter …
27-09-2022 Gaza – A new online survey conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) found that 9 out of 10 young people from Gaza who took the survey believe their lives are …
19-09-2022 Tashkent (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the upsurge of military activity along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and its humanitarian consequences, …
13-09-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is worried about the upsurge of military activity along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and its humanitarian …
13-09-2022 The below statement was shared by ICRC President Peter Maurer at a joint press briefing at the UN Palais in Geneva on 13 September at 12 PM about the global food crisis. You can watch the …
13-09-2022 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The warning lights are flashing on high: armed conflict, climate-related emergencies, economic hardship and political obstacles are leading to a growing wave of hunger …
01-09-2022 This statement was delivered by ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini at a press conference on 1 September 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Good morning. It is a pleasure for me to address both …
31-08-2022 The ICRC stands with all the families of the missing; remembering Iraqis who have gone missing due to decades of armed conflict and calling on all actors to strengthen their efforts in …
31-08-2022 Nairobi (ICRC) - More than 150,000 households, most of them in south and central Somalia, received enough money to buy food for a month, the first in a series of monthly payments intended …
30-08-2022 Dakar/Nairobi (ICRC) - More than 25,000 minors are missing across Africa, according to the latest figures shared by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Children represent …
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