Celebrating Ramadan amidst Aleppo's destruction
Ramadan has always been a bustling time in Aleppo. Markets are full of people looking for food and produce for their fasting families. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC /Ali Youssef Abu Ahmad had to close his …
Ramadan has always been a bustling time in Aleppo. Markets are full of people looking for food and produce for their fasting families. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC /Ali Youssef Abu Ahmad had to close his …
Delivered by ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord I am honoured to address the Security Council today on the topic at the heart of the ICRC's mission and mandate, and at the centre of all aspects of …
Diane from Saguiaran My husband and I didn’t know where to go, or whom to ask for help. We just followed the sea of people walking out of Marawi City. A year after the conflict, we still don’t have …
Manila (ICRC) – Around 230,000 people remain displaced and in need of stronger support one year after armed conflict broke out in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, southern Philippines. “Efforts to …
A statement from International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer at the conclusion of a five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during which he met with President …
Birhane Tsehay, butcher “With the grant provided by the ICRC, I am now running my own butcher shop. I have paid all the debts I had. I can cover my family’s needs. I was able to buy uniforms and …
On 17 May, the ICRC convened a panel discussion at the Humanitarium to discuss humanitarian issues around missing migrants and their families: What are their needs? What are the challenges? How to …
On 17 May, the ICRC convened a panel discussion at the Humanitarium to discuss humanitarian issues around missing migrants and their families: What are their needs? What are the challenges? How to …
By Richard Villar, ICRC surgeon in Gaza First there was one casualty. Then two, then eight, then 16. The hospital moved from silence to mayhem within hours. I'm working with an International …
An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in Gaza. The ICRC is alarmed over the human toll of the ongoing violence. The many deaths and injuries demonstrate …
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