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

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

Geneva (ICRC) – The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas must mark a turning point in two years of ...

Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has intensified its humanitarian response in ...

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

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

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

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

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

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes and supports efforts toward the adoption of a legally binding instrument on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity. The ...

Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality: these seven Fundamental Principles are an ethical, operational and institutional framework that underpin ...