Jordan: a family reunites after 18 years
"I am finally able to have my family around me after a very hard and tough phase of our lives.” How would you feel if you had not seen nor heard from a beloved member of your family for 18 good …
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ICRC gives pre-deployment training to Fiji Corrections staff bound for South Sudan
Suva, Fiji (ICRC) – Twenty officers from the Fiji Corrections Service who will be deployed for one year on a UN mission to South Sudan attended a pre-deployment training facilitated by the …
Syria: Facts & Figures 2020
In 2020, the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) continued to provide vital services responding to the most pressing needs, carrying out urgent repairs to critical water infrastructure, …
ICRC and Australian Red Cross present: Protracted Conflict
What is the enduring legacy of endless war? The average time that the ICRC has been present in its 10 largest operations is 42 years. The duration of humanitarian operations in protracted conflict …
Egypt: the ICRC’s COVID-19 response
March - August 2020 Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Egypt, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been in contact with relevant authorities as well its partner in the …
Photojournalism: call for participation for the 2021 Humanitarian Visa d’Or Award
The 11th edition of the Humanitarian Visa d’Or Award is now opened. Candidates can send their work until 8 June 2021. Download the call for entry Every year since 2011, the ICRC has awarded the …
"We are from one big crew": Russian cosmonaut on what can be seen from outer space
Why does humanity need outer space? On the occasion of the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) talked about this with the pilot-cosmonaut Sergei …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.3 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2021. Our largest operations in terms of budget: …
Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention - video and book available
In June 2020, the ICRC launched the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention , marking another milestone in the project to update the ICRC Commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions and …
"Behind the Masks": Photobook on the challenges that essential workers face in the pandemic
Brazil was headed for the peak in its first wave of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in 2020 when the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gave photographers and journalists in three …
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