In conflict-affected regions of Myanmar, landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to cause life changing ...

Nearly 1,000 weapon-wounded patients have been treated in hospitals supported by the ICRC so far this year, the highest ...

Cairo (ICRC) – The renowned Regional Arabic Course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was officially inaugurated on Sunday, 30 November, in Luxor, Egypt, bringing together distinguished IHL ...

After months of heavy fighting, thousands of families have escaped the Sudanese city of Al Fasher in recent weeks and reached the city of Tawila – exhausted, hungry and with almost no belongings.

Kuwait City –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF) signed a grant funding agreement to implement an important food security project in ...

For weeks, forecasts have warned of increased rains due to El Nino this season, with a 90% chance it will trigger severe flooding in the Horn of Africa. In Somalia, where the planting season just ...

Tens of thousands of people arrived in Burundi since the beginning of this year, fleeing the escalation of armed conflict in the east of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the ...

نشعر ببالغ الأسى والصدمة إزاء الأنباء الواردة عن مقتل عمر منصور إسليم، أحد موظفي جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني، وإصابة اثنين آخرين، في مقر ...

Geneva (ICRC) – The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas must mark a turning point in two years of unimaginable horror. It offers a vital chance to save lives and ease suffering. ICRC ...

“Fighting in the Kordofan states has intensified since the beginning of 2025, resulting in hundreds of deaths and exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis. In some areas, 90% of civilians have ...

The protective power of international humanitarian law (IHL) is only as strong as leaders’ political will to uphold it. Under the Geneva Conventions, all states have an obligation not only to respect ...