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. ...

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 ...

A Pair of Innovators: A Tale of Two Maggies

11 March 2021, ICRC Innovates / Inspirations / Restoring family links

It is December 1916. Two ICRC staff members make the trip from Geneva to Frankfurt ...

The Biometrics Minefield

26 February 2021, Data and digitalization / New technologies / Proximity and access

Biometric data collection appears to offer a variety of potential benefits: technological efficiency, transparency and ...