A haircut by candlelight: Gaza in photos
A girl sitting outside her family house at Al-Nada towers in the north of Gaza. The building was destroyed during the 2014 war, then poorly reconstructed to provide a shelter for the family. Two …
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ICRC mourns loss of staff killed in bomb attack in Mogadishu
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is devastated by the loss of one of its staff, Abdulhafid Yusuf Ibrahim, in Mogadishu. He passed away Wednesday night after succumbing to injuries …
The ICRC Donor Support Group
The Donor Support Group (DSG) of the ICRC, made up of the organization’s major donors, is a privileged platform for exchange on key ICRC policies and programming. Members of the DSG have a unique …
Internally displaced people
The ICRC's long-standing work addressing internal displacement globally is guided by our mandate to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and other violence. We focus on …
Ethiopia: Providing assistance to vulnerable individuals in 2017
Facts and figures In 2017, the ICRC worked to address the needs of vulnerable groups and individuals, partnering with national bodies in order to do so as effectively as possible. Attention to …
Yemen: The slow death of society could be reversed; progress is possible
03-04-2018 Sana'a/Geneva (ICRC) – This is what the slow death of society looks like. A list of things that have collapsed in Yemen: The food chain. The health care system. The education system. The …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
As part of continuing reflections on the legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore the …
Sudan: Preventing lifelong disability by supporting ‘club foot program’
Clubfoot is a congenital deformity where a baby is born with one or both feet facing inwards and downwards, preventing them from placing the soles of their feet flat on the ground. Detecting and …
Yemen: Bridging gap between wishful thinking and reality on ground
2018 Yemen High-Level Pledging Event The ICRC statement on behalf of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement delivered by Robert Mardini, the ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle East. It …
Jordan: Humanitarian response during 2017
In 2017, the ICRC in Jordan continued to adapt its humanitarian response to both the emergency and the chronic nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. In the reporting period, the ICRC carried out a …
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