The ceasefire in Gaza has proven vital to saving lives, bringing in humanitarian assistance and sustaining the civilian population.

The ICRC deeply regrets the unprecedented withdrawal of Lithuania from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which takes ...

The ICRC deeply regrets the unprecedented withdrawal of Lithuania from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which takes effect today. This decision weakens vital protections for civilians and risks ...

The ceasefire agreement has saved countless lives and offered a beacon of hope amid unimaginable suffering. Any unravelling ...

Our role today was to fulfill a vital humanitarian duty to allow families to mourn with dignity. They deserve to grieve and honour those they lost with a proper burial. These operations should be done ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to fulfil the role assigned to us by the parties. This work is a fundamental humanitarian duty. We must be clear: any degrading ...

The latest clashes in and around Goma, the capital city of North Kivu, have forced hundreds of thousands of people in the city to flee, leaving everything behind. In addition, nearly 300,000 people ...

Les derniers affrontements à Goma, la capitale du Nord-Kivu, ont contraint des centaines de milliers de personnes dans la ville à fuir, laissant tout derrière elles. De plus, près de 300 000 personnes ...

The ICRC continues to raise its concerns about the way hostage and detainee releases are carried out. Despite repeatedly calling for all transfers to be carried out in a dignified and private manner, ...

“The magnitude of destruction we see in today’s conflict zones is stretching international systems to their breaking point,” said President Spoljaric. “The human cost is immeasurable, and the ...