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 …
South Sudan has been grappling with protracted conflict and violence, often impacting many people’s lives. Many communities struggle to build resilience by accessing primary health care, food, and …
This evaluation focused on the achievement of the strategy for Analysis & Evidence, as part of the ICRC's economic security programme. The evaluation found that the strategy had been well achieved, …
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Side Event in New York on Protection of Civilians from Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas …
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Side Event in New York on Humanitarian Carve Outs for UN Sanctions Regimes: The Impact and …
In a first for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), the Mission in Romania participated in a roundtable, organised annually by the Centre for International Humanitarian Law of the …
The search for ways to improve our collective response has led the World Bank, UNICEF and the ICRC to publish a report. It is based on case studies from the field, as well as inputs from the Arab …
The Judgments Award: access to justice for migrants, refugees, and other persons subject to international protection seeks to make visible the judgments that have been issued under the highest norms …
We are pleased to share with you the first edition of our regional newsletter covering the main activities that the Uganda Rwanda and Burundi Regional (URB) delegation of the International Committee …
The humanitarian situation in Libya saw progressive improvement, with people requiring humanitarian aid decreasing, the number of IDPs decreasing, and an increase in returnees to their places of …
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