Statement by Patrick Youssef, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Director for Africa, following his visit to Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (ICRC) – During my visit to Djibo, in the...
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Burkina Faso : Face à une crise qui se prolonge, construire la résilience des communautés, ensemble avec elles
Déclaration de Patrick Youssef, directeur du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) pour la région Afrique, à la suite de sa visite au Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou (CICR) -- « L'année dernière,...
The forgotten people of North Kivu: Focus on the humanitarian crisis in this province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as of 1 March 2024
The upsurge in armed conflict and other situations of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking a devastating humanitarian toll, especially in the east of the country. Read our...
Mozambique: ICRC calls on respect for civilians, ramps up support to Mozambique Red Cross response to a new wave of displacements in Cabo Delgado
Maputo (ICRC) – Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due to an escalation of armed violence in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The new wave of...
La présidente du CICR se rend au Qatar pour discuter de la situation en Israël et à Gaza
Genève (CICR) – La présidente du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) était au Qatar dimanche pour discuter de la situation humanitaire désespérée en lien avec le conflit armé en Israël et à...
La presidenta del CICR viaja a Qatar en el marco de un diálogo por la situación en Israel-Gaza
Ginebra (CICR) – La presidenta del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR) visitó Qatar el domingo para dialogar sobre la desesperante situación humanitaria en relación con el conflicto en Israel...
Declaración sobre Gaza e Israel de Mirjana Spoljaric, presidenta del CICR
Ginebra (CICR) – A cinco meses de la intensificación de las hostilidades, que comenzó con los terribles sucesos que tuvieron lugar en Israel el 7 de octubre pasado, la situación en la Franja de Gaza...
A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC
Geneva (ICRC) – Five months into the escalation of hostilities, which began with the horrific events in Israel on 7 October, the situation in the Gaza Strip degenerates by the hour. There is nowhere...
Focus on cyber operations that cause physical damage is not enough
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Tilman Rodenhauser, Legal Advisor, at the 7th substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in...
« Les oubliés du Nord-Kivu » : Zoom sur la crise humanitaire dans cette province de la République démocratique du congo, au 1er mars 2024
La situation humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) s'est fortement dégradée du fait des conflits armés et d'autres situations de violence, notamment dans l'est du pays. Notre rapport...
République démocratique du Congo : avec des civils dans la ligne de mire, l’utilisation d’armes lourdes marque une nouvelle phase alarmante du conflit armé dans l’est du pays
Goma (CICR) – Une hausse brutale du nombre de civils blessés par des armes lourdes dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) menace de saturer les établissements de santé déjà mis à...
República Democrática del Congo: los civiles están en la línea de fuego, mientras el uso de armas pesadas marca una nueva fase del conflicto armado en el este
Goma (CICR) – "Un aumento drástico en la cantidad de heridos civiles por armas pesadas en el este de la República Democrática del Congo amenaza con saturar las instalaciones de salud que ya están...
DR Congo: Civilians in the firing line as use of heavy weapons signals alarming new phase of armed conflict in the east
Goma (ICRC) - A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling to...
ICRC: "Future generations must be protected from the serious risks posed by autonomous weapons"
States must act now, to prohibit unpredictable autonomous weapons, and those designed or used to apply force against persons, and to impose clear and binding restrictions on the development and use...
Cyber threats impacting the safety and dignity of civilians in conflict
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Veronique Christory, Senior Arms Advisor, on the Existing and Potential Threats in the Sphere of Information Security,...
ICRC Humanitarian Law & Policy blog: The transmission of information by the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency in international armed conflicts
Two years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Central Tracing Agency activated a dedicated Bureau for the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the first time...
Colombia: liberación de una persona en Bajo Cauca
Bogotá (CICR)– El Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR) recibió hoy a una persona que estaba en poder del Frente 4 de las Antiguas FARC-EP actualmente no acogidas al Acuerdo de Paz. La...
Derecho a saber: que florezca esperanza para las víctimas
Nuestra organización ha sido testigo directo de que a pesar del tiempo y de los obstáculos, el anhelo de las familias por tener una respuesta de quienes aman permanece. Hace 25 años la Comisión para...
ICRC Humanitarian Law & Policy blog: From content to harm: how harmful information contributes to civilian harm
Chris Brew, Former Protection Associate, ICRC From traditional media to social media, coordinated information campaigns or operations, the ways in which harmful information can enable or aggravate...
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: “The immense destruction and despair should not let us forget that wars have rules”
As flagrant violations of international humanitarian law regularly occur, Mirjana Spoljaric asserts the relevance of the Geneva Conventions - setting clear limits to violence in war – and urgently...