ICRC in the G20
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will participate in official activities of the Group of Twenty (G20) in São Paulo, Brazil. On April 30, the ICRC will be represented by Digital …
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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. …
Pakistan: The Citizen Storyteller Award 2024 is accepting video entries
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brings to you The Citizen Storyteller Award, an initiative that celebrates stories told by citizen journalists about people affected by …
Children and War: The Impact of Weapon Contamination in Iraq
Children are especially vulnerable to the dangers of war remnants. Over 519 children have been killed or injured in Iraq between 2017-2022 from explosive ordnance. (According to UNICEF). Shujaa and …
Afghanistan: Families struck by tragedy find financial stability and hope through microeconomic initiatives
Life-disrupting injuries because of unexploded ordnance, death of a loved one, financial strain, psychological trauma and fear of the future – Sayed Reza, Muzhda Ahmadi and Abdullah Amiri have …
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 …
Colombia: Humanitarian Report 2024
The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of the war. We wish that the figures we report here for humanitarian consequences belonged to the distant past. However, these figures reflect the …
The human cost of armed conflicts in Colombia
The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of the war. We wish that the figures we report here for humanitarian consequences belonged to the distant past. However, these figures reflect the …
Return to freedom: 44 years of neutral intermediation in Colombia
Between 1980 – when we secured the first release of a person deprived of their liberty by an armed actor in Colombia – and 2023, we have facilitated 1,960 releases, always with the goal of returning …
Lost in a maze: the footprints left behind
The experience of having a missing family member is unique and can only be truly understood by those who have experienced it. For more than 30 years, we have been hearing from thousands of people who …
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