Gaza: ICRC delivers urgent medical supplies 13/5/2018, News releases and statements Tel Aviv – Gaza. Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) managed an emergency humanitarian crossing through Kerem Shalom, despite its ...
Syria: 13 aid-filled trucks offloaded in Douma despite close-range fighting 10/3/2018, News releases and statements Damascus/Geneva (ICRC) – Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and UN on Friday delivered ...
Stop attacks: Patients, health workers, hospitals and ambulances are #NotATarget 12/9/2017 Every day in conflict zones, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and first-aiders are coming under attack while trying to save lives. They are threatened, ...
What does IHL provide for in terms of humanitarian access and assistance? 14/8/2017, IHL Armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, give rise to significant needs for humanitarian assistance. Civilian populations are often deprived of basic necessities in ...
Security incident forces ICRC to shut down its Ramallah office 17/5/2017, News releases and statements 16 May 2017 Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is suspending its activities in Ramallah as of today and ...
Messaging apps: an untapped humanitarian resource 20/2/2017, News releases and statements Geneva: New research, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), suggests messaging apps could play a vital role in humanitarian ...
Red Cross Red Crescent Movement stands united: We are #NotATarget 16/2/2017 On February 8th, six of our colleagues were targeted and killed in Afghanistan. That same day, a distribution centre in Aleppo was attacked ...
ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation amid intensifying hostilities in eastern Ukraine 3/2/2017, News releases and statements With tens of thousands of people living by the line of contact in eastern Ukraine caught in a spike in the hostilities since ...
Syria: More access needed as situation deteriorates 11/5/2015, News releases and statements ICRC News Release No. 15/70 7 May 2015 The International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) Director of Operations, Dominik Stillhart, has ...
Yemen: Immediate 24-hour humanitarian pause needed to bring in medical help 8/4/2015, News releases and statements News Release 4.4.2015 Sana’a / Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the dire humanitarian situation ...