ICRC president: At 77, the Geneva Conventions remain indispensable to humanity and global stability 12/8/2026, News releases and statements Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the ICRC, to mark the 77th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 on August 12th: ...
ICRC statement on The New Yorker article 26/7/2026, News releases and statements A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was obtained from a former U.S. ...
Gaza: Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah undergoes overhaul to continue addressing urgent health care needs 7/5/2026, News releases and statements The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today finalized the import to Gaza of essential materials to refurbish and upgrade its field ...
“We are outraged that humanitarian workers continue to be killed across conflicts” 16/3/2026, News releases and statements This statement is attributed to Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Mirjana Spoljaric, president ...
ICRC president: Widening hostilities across Middle East putting civilian lives in grave danger 2/3/2026, News releases and statements ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the widening of hostilities across the Middle East: Widening hostilities across the Middle East are putting civilian lives ...
ICRC president urges respect for rules of war as major military escalation starts in the Middle East 28/2/2026, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East: ...
ICRC president: States must harness momentum to improve Gaza’s dire humanitarian situation in next phase of ceasefire 30/1/2026, News releases and statements ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the urgent need to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza: “States must harness the momentum generated by the ...
Release and transfer operations under ceasefire agreement completed 29/1/2026, News releases and statements The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated the return of 15 deceased Palestinians to Gaza, after the remains of the ...
ICRC president: Ceasefire agreement offers chance to save lives, reunite families 10/10/2025, News releases and statements The following is a statement attributable to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, on the ceasefire agreement ...
Two years on from 7 October: The hostages must come home 8/10/2025, News releases and statements Below is a statement by Yuval Arie Nevo, head of ICRC sub-delegation in Tel-Aviv “Two years ago, the lives of Israelis were changed ...
