What does protection means for the ICRC ?

One year after its opening in Rafah, the Red Cross field hospital continues to play a crucial role in the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip.

In Mazar-e-Sharif, the Ariana Basic Health Center run by the Afghan Red Crescent is supported by the ICRC.

Kandahar, Inzargai camp. The Afghan Red Crescent Society, ICRC's partner, provides support to people in need including hot meals, water and temporary shelters as well as basic healthcare services.

8 May 2025. World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

May 8, 2025, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. Each year, this day celebrates the humanitarian principles and unwavering commitment of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to alleviate suffering and protect human dignity, everywhere in the world.

Northern Kivu. The ICRC as a neutral intermediary.

Thanks to the joint action of the ICRC and Myanmar Red Cross volunteers, communities affected by the devastating earthquake of 28 March 2025 are receiving essential aid.

Mandalay. Visit from ICRC director of operations Yasmine Praz Dessimoz after the March 2025 earthquake.

Sagaing commune. ICRC assistance to residents affected by the earthquake of March 28, 2025.

From Sudan to Uganda: the testimony of a Red Cross volunteer displaced by the conflict.

Two years after the start of the armed conflict in Sudan.

Yangon. The ICRC is helping communities affected by the earthquake of March 28, 2025.

Kola Tembien, Tigray Region. ICRC financial support for populations living in areas contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance.

Tigray region. The ICRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross are working on marking and fencing areas contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance.

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action: interview with Erik Tollefsen, head of the ICRC's Weapons Contamination Unit.

ICRC weapons contamination coordinator Rory McCann reports after the earthquake of March 28, 2025.

Do global treaties banning certain weapons really make a difference? Where would we be without them?

The ICRC, in collaboration with the Myanmar Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, is providing assistance to communities affected by armed conflict and the earthquake in March 2025.

Two years after the start of the armed conflict in Sudan. Film for donors.

Tigray region. The ICRC supports conflict-affected people living in areas contaminated by explosive remnants of war.

North Kivu. Faced with the continuing dangers of explosive weapons in North Kivu, the ICRC is supporting victims and raising community awareness.

On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on April 4, the ICRC reiterates its ongoing commitment to reducing the human suffering caused by anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants of war.

Jabalussaraj district. International Water Day.

What is the ICRC's role with regard to missing persons?

How can parties to a conflict be held accountable for missing persons during wartime?

What does international humanitarian law say about missing persons and their families?

The ICRC donates rice seed to farmers in communities affected by the conflict, giving them access to a staple food.

Kaga Bandoro. Nana Gribizi prefecture. "Matrones" project in health centres supported by the ICRC.

On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day 2025, an ICRC psychologist shares her experience and highlights the essential role of women in humanitarian action.