One year on, signs of recovery are visible across central Myanmar. Homes are being repaired. Agricultural production has resumed and communities are gradually re-establishing access to essential services. Yet for many families, the earthquake has …
In the first quarter of 2024, the ICRC drilled four wells within the transit camp that run on solar power. All four are now operational, providing up to 140,000 litres of drinking water each day. “They provide enough to meet the needs of roughly 10,000 …
For communities living with weapon contamination, ordinary activities can turn life-threatening. Children are particularly vulnerable to being threatened by unexploded ordnance, not only because of where they go or play, but how they see the world. In Iraq …
The two-day event convened over 100 participants, including senior Indian Army officers, diplomats, UN representatives, and foreign Defence Attachés, to discuss the evolving dynamics of peacekeeping and the critical role of International Humanitarian Law ( …
Throughout their history, the humanitarian action of these National Societies has supported those most in need notably during the Balkan Wars, the two World Wars, and the conflicts of the 1990s. By building and maintaining trust with their communities, …
Infrastructure that enables the provision of essential services to civilians are in principle civilian objects, and as such are protected by all the IHL rules protecting the civilian population and civilian objects from the effects of hostilities. …
War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians. It must stop. Every effort to de-escalate is critical. Deliberate attacks on essential services and civilian infrastructure can amount to war crimes. We are seeing energy, fuel, water and health-care …
The workshop was co-facilitated with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and organised in close cooperation with the Polish Red Cross (PRC). The participants, with backgrounds in communications or operations, …
As Yevheniia Protasova, PRC’s psychologist, that works with the families of the missing underlined, it is very important for them to feel that they are not alone, and to receive support. Furthermore, finding out the fate of their missing family members is …
In addition to this, representatives of 12 NSs (British, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian and Swedish) and the IFRC exchanged experiences reflecting varying levels of interaction with military …
In Parwan Province’s Salang District, the ICRC rehabilitated two canals in the Koklami Valley to restore water access for surrounding communities. The canal in Onamak village supports irrigation, micro-hydro electricity generation, and livestock watering …
In 2023, armed tensions seized Haut-Mbomou. The following year, Mboki was engulfed in fighting, forcing the townspeople to run for their lives. Clotilde and her family were not spared. “When our town was attacked,” recalls Clotilde with tears in her eyes …
The days leading up to Nowruz are usually among the liveliest of the year in Iran. Markets fill with people buying flowers, sweets and gifts. Children look forward to visiting relatives and receiving eidi, the traditional New Year gift. Streets are …
As her family grew, so did their needs. Therefore Sameera* started supporting her husband in providing for the family. With the help of her mother-in-law, who taught her cooking skills, she started to prepare home-cooked meals to sell to the surrounding …
In conflicts, civilians always pay the highest price. As humanitarians, we try to help - through food distributions, hygiene kits, mattresses, blankets, water, and whatever assistance and protection efforts we can mobilize. We try to do it in a way that …
With more than 40 years of presence in Myanmar, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) scaled up our operations quickly in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. Working closely with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) and supporting its …
Tehran (ICRC): “I am seeing the heavy strain that the recent escalation of hostilities has placed on people in Iran, who fear for their lives, the safety of their loved ones and their livelihoods. The heavy loss of life is alarming. Civilian infrastructure …
In the second half of 2025, we focused our efforts on addressing the humanitarian issues that emerged from the Cambodia–Thailand border hostilities. We conducted visits to 18 Cambodian soldiers interned in Thailand, facilitated the exchange of Red Cross …
Findings indicate that sustainability considerations were incorporated into programme design, though their implementation varied across locations depending on service modality and operational conditions. Service delivery expanded significantly, with the …
Excellencies, colleagues, dear children, Thank you for inviting the ICRC to address you on this important occasion – the first time the annual day on the rights of the child is dedicated to armed conflict. It is a grim sign of our times. I have been asked …
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