The intensification of armed clashes in Port-au-Prince has forced at least 70% of health-care facilities to close. Those that ...

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At the request of the parties, the ICRC's neutral intermediary role in this operation begins once the remains of the deceased ...

Thousands of families across Ukraine endure uncertainty about the fate of their loved ones – missing or captured since the ...

There are more than 130 armed conflicts classified by the ICRC across the world today. This is two times the number we ...

We invite organizations, institutions and philanthropists to join us in our mission to alleviate the suffering of those ...

The Fundamental Principles provide a compass for humanitarian action. They guide our choices in some of the most dangerous ...

Yet the conclusion of the first special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, held almost half a century ...

Starting today, ICRC teams will receive the hostages held in Gaza and transfer them to Israeli authorities. In a separate operation, ICRC teams will transfer Palestinian detainees held in Israeli ...

From protecting hospitals from ransomware and other forms of tech- cyber-attacks to safeguarding humanitarian lifelines like ...

IHL governs weapon choices, and bans certain arms. It aims to ease suffering in armed conflicts by regulating combatants' behaviour and weaponry. Early treaties prohibited specific arms, such as ...

Découvrez comment vous pouvez, à titre individuel, contribuer à nos efforts humanitaires pour secourir les victimes de ...