Damascus - Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release of 86 detainees between Damascus and Sweida. Of those released, 61 were transferred to Sweida and 25 to ...

Mexico City – As of January 2026, more than 130,000 people remained missing in Mexico. Behind each case is a family waiting for answers. To draw attention to families’ right to know what has become of ...

Kyiv (ICRC) – The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pierre Krähenbühl, has concluded a five-day visit to Ukraine, where he witnessed first-hand the suffering ...

After reviewing submitted research papers from Arab researchers, university professors, and under- and post-graduate students, we are pleased to announce that the jury, comprised of IHL experts, has ...

During meetings with representatives of the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bauer highlighted the value of the ICRC’s trusted relationships with communities and authorities and noted the ...

This year, Tashkent served as the host venue for the event. In his welcome address, representative of the National Centre for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ikboljon Abdumadjidov noted the ...

In Gaza, extreme weather conditions and flooding are pushing Palestinians to the limit in their daily struggle to survive. Cold temperatures, heavy rain and strong winds pose new challenges to ...

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid intense hostilities through flooded wetlands, leaving them uncertain where their next meal will come from and exposing them to ...

Two years of intense hostilities have had a profound impact on Gaza and its population, with tens of thousands of civilians killed, injured or missing. Countless more are living in dire conditions ...

After months of heavy fighting, thousands of families have escaped the Sudanese city of Al Fasher in recent weeks and reached the city of Tawila – exhausted, hungry and with almost no belongings.

Nearly 1,000 weapon-wounded patients have been treated in hospitals supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Sudan so far this year, the highest figure recorded since ...