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Dnipro: improving continuity of care for prisoners of war through coordination

When a person deprived of liberty needs medical care, finding a doctor is only one step in a chain of response. Patients need ...
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Ethiopia: ICRC responds to humanitarian needs amid renewed hostilities in the north

Renewed hostilities in northern Ethiopia have heightened humanitarian concerns for communities already affected by years of ...
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Egypt: ICRC and Al-Azhar University Discuss Common Humanitarian Principles in International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s oldest institutions of ...
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Yemen: ICRC supports release of 159 detainees in Sana’a

Today, 159 people recently detained in connection with the ongoing conflict in Yemen were unilaterally released by ...
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ICRC president underscores role of international humanitarian law as foundation for global peace and stability in Audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and Preside…

With armed conflicts at their highest level since World War II, Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee ...
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First to Arrive, Last to Leave: Stories from Iran’s Red Crescent Responders

During the hostilities that affected Iran in 2025 and 2026, the Iranian Red Crescent Society`s (IRCS) volunteers and staff ...
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Statement to the UN General Assembly's First Committee

Delivered by Laurent Gisel, the Head of the Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit at the ICRC Legal Division in Geneva, ...
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Middle East: ICRC president calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians

The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: Civilians are paying an unacceptable price as a result of ...
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Statement on universal jurisdiction to the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee

Gray, Legal Adviser, at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly's Sixth Committee meeting on the scope and ...
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Ukraine: Letters from families to prisoners of war

For families of confirmed prisoners of war (POWs), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) encourages you to ...
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Nigeria: ICRC-supported health facilities see 18 per cent rise in malnutrition cases

In north-east Nigeria, admissions for malnutrition have risen by nearly a fifth in a single year at six health centres and ...
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Second international expert workshop on the missing under Islamic law

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized the second international expert workshop on the missing under ...