In 2024, communities in Afghanistan continued to face significant challenges to access basic necessities such as healthcare, ...

Jerusalem (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) safely facilitated the fifth release operation today, ...

The ICRC facilitated the transfer of three Israeli and five Thai hostages from multiple locations in Gaza to Israeli ...

This is precisely what the Geneva Conventions represent – a universal body of international law ratified by every state, ...

The ICRC has treated more than 600 wounded and injured people since the start of January, of which around half were civilians ...

Essential services have been badly affected by the fighting in the past few days in Goma, the largest city in North Kivu, ...

This marks the completion of the fourth phase of release operations carried out by the ICRC in the last two weeks, facilitating the return of 18 hostages and 583 Palestinian detainees. Prior to ...

This phase began with the safe transfer of four hostages from Gaza to Israeli authorities. Throughout the release process, the ICRC’s primary concern was ensuring the secure transfer of those held ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to ...