A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was ...

In an age when anyone can denounce violations online or on social media, the ICRC's confidential approach saves lives. Here ...

The year 2025 was marked by the consequences of more than 130 armed conflicts on the lives of people around the world. Protracted conflicts and fresh emergencies led to injuries, death and ...

As unmanned systems have become an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary armed conflict, their increasing ...

The military escalation in the Middle East is igniting a dangerous chain reaction across the region, with potentially devastating consequences for civilians. Upholding the rules of war is an ...

South Sudan became the world's youngest nation in July 2011 with hopes of a more peaceful future. Fifteen years later, many communities continue to face the daily consequences of conflict and violence ...

The incident, which occurred in the Al-Shajara neighborhood, claimed the lives of two people and injured seven more including three ICRC staff members. The injured have been rushed to hospital for ...

In autumn of 2025, Oleksandr Konstantynopolskyi and his mother were still in Kupiansk, an area close to the front line, left devastated by hostilities. Living on the little food and drinking water ...

Civilians whose lives have been destroyed by conflict are not concerned with who is right and who is wrong. They need help today, tomorrow and the days that follow, and it is these people the ...

“The explosion occurred during breaking of fast, which many of us did not have time to complete because we had to deploy to the scene,” recalls Babagana, a veteran volunteer of the Nigerian Red Cross ...