A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was ...

International humanitarian law (IHL) safeguards various categories of individuals and entities in times of armed conflict; the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are instrumental in ...

In an age when anyone can denounce violations online or on social media, the ICRC's confidential approach saves lives. Here ...

As unmanned systems have become an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary armed conflict, their increasing ...

À perte de vue, sur des centaines de kilomètres, le paysage est devenu méconnaissable. Autrefois verdoyant, le sol est ...

South Sudan became the world's youngest nation in July 2011 with hopes of a more peaceful future. Fifteen years later, many communities continue to face the daily consequences of conflict and violence ...

Genève (CICR) – La présidente du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR), Mirjana Spoljaric, s’est rendue en Fédération de Russie les 1er et 2 juillet 2026 pour échanger avec plusieurs hauts res ...

Despite a global consensus supporting the Geneva Conventions, adherence to even the most fundamental humanitarian norms is shockingly insufficient in today’s war zones. Current conflicts show, in ...

help promote and develop the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement promote international humanitarian law recognize the merits of individuals who have made notable ...

“The explosion occurred during breaking of fast, which many of us did not have time to complete because we had to deploy to the scene,” recalls Babagana, a veteran volunteer of the Nigerian Red Cross ...