06-11-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - A convoy of four ambulances transporting patients from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city arrived at the Rafah crossing at the border with Egypt on Monday. Two vehicles …
30-10-2023 Khartoum (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday facilitated the release of 64 detainees of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) who had been held by the Rapid …
28-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – After weeks of intense fighting, over two million civilians are trapped in the densely populated Gaza Strip with nowhere to flee to for safety. With hostilities continuing …
27-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – A war surgery team and a weapon contamination specialist are among ten International Committee of the Red Cross experts who arrived in Gaza on Friday, entering alongside …
20-10-2023 Statement from ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the release of two hostages and the ICRC's role as a neutral intermediary. Geneva (ICRC)—The release of two hostages in Gaza today is a …
13-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — Nothing can justify the horrific attacks Israel suffered last weekend. Our hearts go out to people who lost family members or are worried sick about loved ones taken …
13-10-2023 A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC’s regional director for Africa Geneva (ICRC) – Six months after the conflict broke out in Sudan, I feel pained and frustrated. This tragedy has …
12-10-2023 A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva (ICRC) – The human misery caused by this …
10-10-2023 Port-au-Prince (ICRC) – Extreme levels of armed violence in Haiti are preventing an increasing number of people from accessing essential services like health care. Many health facilities …
10-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The recent violence in Israel and Gaza is at a level we have not seen in many years and has the potential to escalate dramatically, causing even more pain and anguish on …
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