Welcome to Inspired: your window into innovation at the ICRC

For us, innovation is much more than a buzzword. It is an opportunity to change for the better: for the populations we serve, for our organization, and for our partners. ...

Opening the Vault: ICRC Archives Test Machine Learning

16 July 2021, Data and digitalization / ICRC Innovates / Law and policy / New technologies

Stored within the vast underground of ICRC headquarters in Geneva is the historical equivalent of ...

A Spring of Innovation – InspiRED Days March & May 2021

25 June 2021, Directions / ICRC Innovates / Inspirations

This Spring, the ICRC Innovation Facilitation Team hosted the third and fourth InspiRED Days events – one in March and another in May. ...

ICRC and Norwegian Red Cross Create Remote Multiplayer VR Security Trainer

11 June 2021, ICRC Innovates / Inspirations / Partnerships / Security

Field security training goes virtual – and the possibilities are “limitless” Consider this for a ...

Partnerships for Greater Impact – ICRC Nigeria

2 June 2021, Economic security / ICRC Innovates / Inspirations

As in every ICRC area of operation, the ICRC delegation in Nigeria responds to multiple crises simultaneously while also constantly seeking new ways ...

Drones, Data and Humanitarian Action

27 April 2021, Data and digitalization / ICRC Innovates / New technologies / Proximity and access

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are a valued component of the ICRC’s air operations, used ...

Replacing Lost Limbs: Physically, Mentally, Virtually

12 April 2021, Health care / ICRC Innovates / New technologies

Losing a limb is a violent and painful experience, yet also one that is all too common among civilians caught in conflict. The ...