International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

📍Senegal | In 1997, an anti-personnel mine in Casamance changed Yancouba Diouf’s life, costing him his leg. We supported him with an artificial leg at the Prosthetics Centre in Guinea-Bissau. He l..

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Sexual violence is a key feature of the armed conflict taking place in Sudan. We recently met some survivors who are taking refuge in Chad. Their testimonies speak to the violence they endured. W...

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Sexual violence is widespread in armed conflicts, but it is not inevitable. As needs grow, services shrink, and survivors face fear, stigma, and silence. We work to prevent violence, reduce stigm...

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When AI is used in warfare, incomplete, biased, or inaccurate data can turn into life-and-death decisions. International humanitarian law sets strict limits on the use of force. Any use of AI in ...

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📍Kenya | When healthcare is affected by violence, it is not one side that suffers, but everyone who may need care. Dr. Kenneth Ozoilo, a surgeon with an ICRC mobile surgical team, explains why ma..

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📍Tigray, Ethiopia | Access to healthcare became difficult for many communities after armed hostilities affected Mekhoni Primary Hospital. With support from our teams in Ethiopia, the hospital has..

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📍Tyre, southern Lebanon | A worsening humanitarian situation as intensified strikes force evacuations from densely populated areas. Families are displaced again, carrying exhaustion, loss, and un..

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Even as conflicts multiply and new technologies reshape the battlefield, the rules of war still apply to all parties to conflicts. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC president, shared more with Arnold Gay f...

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🌊 Most people think naval warfare is just battleships and submarines. In reality, it’s also about protecting the systems the world depends on, such as the internet, food supplies, oil shipments, an..

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💧 Water is life, but in war, it is often a casualty. Too often, armed conflicts damage infrastructure, disrupt supplies, prevent operators from working, and spread disease through contamination. ..

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When conflict separates families, silence can last for months, sometimes years. In 2024, nearly 90,500 Red Cross Messages were delivered, helping people separated by conflict reconnect with their...

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War is not only fought on frontlines. It is lived in homes without power, in streets without safety, and in families trying to survive another day. Respect for civilians and access to aid are not...

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Speaking to the UN Security Council during Protection of Civilians Week, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warned that armed conflict does not happen in a vacuum: where politics fail, wars follow. ...

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Some IHL violations happen in plain sight. Others happen in the shadows - in jail cells, detention centres and interrogation rooms, far from public scrutiny. Despite states’ obligation to allow IC...

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"Protecting civilians and treating your adversary within the confines of the law does not make you weaker. It strengthens your moral upper hand." In this address to the UN Security Council during ...

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Dehumanizing language is not just rhetoric. It can make war crimes easier to justify. Speaking to the UN Security Council during Protection of Civilians Week, ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric warn...

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📍Gaza | “The chances of us returning home, and the chances of us not returning, are exactly equal.” Ashraf Al-Khatib, a paramedic with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, shares his experience of..

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War at sea isn’t just about ships. Global food supplies, energy routes, and communication systems are affected. Our chief legal officer Cordula Droege explains the legal obligations in naval warfar...

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It’s a well-studied phenomenon: Humans over-trust AI. In armed conflicts, this can have devastating consequences, especially for civilians.

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📍Ethiopia | In conflict-affected areas, health care workers continue to show up every day, often under immense pressure, so people can still receive the care they need. At Guduru Primary Hospital ..

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