Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza’s shattered healthcare system, pushing its already-diminished capacity past its ...

As the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, concluded her three-day visit to Syria, she emphasised that respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) ...

Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 km² of land in Iraq—equal to 300,000 football fields. These deadly hazards pose an ongoing threat to civilians, hindering ...

Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – Three months after a devastating earthquake hit central Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of people in the country are still struggling to rebuild their lives and meet their basic ...

The health-care system in Gaza is under severe strain. A convoy of seven vehicles from the ICRC delivering medical supplies to health facilities came under fire on Tuesday, while an ICRC surgeon ...

The Geneva Conventions, crucial international treaties regulating armed conflict, mark their 75th anniversary on August 12. These treaties form the backbone of international humanitarian law, a set of ...

One month ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP26, new testimony from Mali has laid bare how climate risks threaten communities in conflict zones.

Over 3,000 persons with disability have benefited from physical rehabilitation services in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Nigeria, thanks to the first humanitarian impact bond (HIB).

More than half a decade of conflict has exhausted Yemenis and transformed the country into the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Access to water, food and basic services is becoming harder for most ...

دمشق (اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر) - خلال زيارتها التي استمرت ثلاثة أيام إلى سوريا، أكدت ميرجانا سبولياريتش، رئيسة اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر (ICRC)، على أهمية احترام القانون الدولي الإنساني وتقديم ...

In Niger, as in many other countries in the Sahel, * livestock herders face a double threat to their way of life. Pastureland is shrinking at an alarming rate as temperatures rise and rainfall ...