The ICRC recognizes the legitimacy for States to take responsive action, in conformity with international law, to counter ...

Geneva (ICRC) – As violence intensifies across the Middle East, the region sits on the precipice of a region-wide armed ...

For most older people here, and not only here, winter is a real challenge because their pensions are barely enough to support ...

Through our delegation in Yerevan and sub-delegation in Goris, we continued to support those affected by the conflict escalations in 2020-2023. We continued facilitating resilience-building programs ...

The overall goal of this initiative is first to make IHL a political priority, at global, regional and domestic levels. Secondly, it is to re-centre the debate about armed conflicts on the urgent need ...

The Coordination Mechanism, which brings together Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian participants, was established in 2010, with the support and technical expertise of the International Committee of ...

To commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared, an exhibition entitled Silent Presence: The Stories of Waiting and Yearning was organized in Armenia on 29 August by the International ...

The regional delegation in Pretoria provides and advocates for innovative and sustainable solutions to address the humanitarian consequences of armed violence, migration and other emergencies in ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as elsewhere in the world, the ICRC works according to its principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Its role is to protect the lives and ...

While not sufficient in itself, knowledge of IHL is a prerequisite to compliance in and beyond armed conflict. Supporting the teaching of IHL in leading universities is therefore an integral part of ...

The ICRC has been present in Israel and the occupied territories (including the Golan, West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Shebaa Farms) since 1967. As a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed ...