COVID-19: Our response in Yemen
Our priority is to keep helping people affected by the armed conflict while taking all COVID-19 preventive measures possible. However, in a country with only half of its health care facilities …
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Marawi: Boosting livelihood opportunities for families of missing persons
Families of people who went missing in Marawi are rising above their challenges through ICRC’s microeconomic initiatives. In 2017, thousands of people were displaced by a five-month armed conflict in …
Register for the 15th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition Now!
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Tongji University (Tongji) are planning to co-organize the 15th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition (Mainland …
Strengthened control of ammunition should be a priority for States
Statement delivered by Ms. Véronique Christory, Senior Arms Control Adviser for the ICRC Delegation to the UN, during the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States to consider the implementation of the UN …
Ensuring the continuity and resumption of education in crisis situations
Jakarta, Indonesia – Collaborative work among the authorities, education institutions, humanitarian organizations and other stakeholders in order to ensure the continuity and resumption of education …
Gaza: survey shows heavy toll of chronic power shortages on exhausted families
30-07-2021 Gaza (ICRC) – A new study by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza shows that 80% of Gaza’s population live much of their lives in the dark, with only 10-12 hours of …
Venezuela: helping communities affected by armed violence
During the second quarter of 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Venezuela continued to focus its efforts on providing a humanitarian response tailored to addressing the most urgent …
Protecting health care: Experts share best practices during regional meet
The Health Care in Danger (HCiD) unit of the International Committee of the Red Cross and two leading medical universities of Pakistan, Khyber Medical University and Jinnah Sindh Medical University , …
Lives devoted to searching for missing people in Colombia
Some families have created their own coping mechanisms to deal with the disappearance of their loved ones and to move forward despite the pain. Psychosocial support and psychological care are …
Autonomous weapons: The ICRC recommends adopting new rules
The ICRC recommends that states adopt new, legally binding rules to regulate autonomous weapon systems to ensure that sufficient human control and judgement is retained in the use of force. It is the …
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