INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Since February 24th the relations between Russian Federation and Ukraine escalated to armed conflict, with a massive incursion of Russian armed forces (including shell...
Objectives Provide a technical platform for better coordinated and focused inter-agency emergency response to the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs of populations of concern in...
Geneva (ICRC) – As per its mandate given by the Third Geneva Convention, and in agreement with all parties, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is visiting prisoners of war (POWs) on...
Geneva (ICRC) – A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has registered hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) this week from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The ICRC...
Las personas que viven en zonas de guerra corren el riesgo de ser las últimas del mundo en acceder a las vacunas contra la COVID-19. Más de la mitad de los 25 países con las tasas de vacunación más...
Ramin Mahnad Senior Legal Adviser ICRC When international armed conflict breaks out and people find themselves in the power of belligerent States, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 activate with...
People living in warzones are at risk of being the very last in the world to have access to COVID-19 vaccines. Of the 25 countries with the lowest vaccination rates in the world today, more than half...
Les personnes vivant dans des zones de guerre risquent d’être les dernières à avoir accès aux vaccins contre le Covid-19. Sur les 25 pays affichant le plus faible taux de vaccination dans le monde...
México (CICR) - En México hay más de 100 000 familias que enfrentan el dolor de tener un ser amado desaparecido. Esta cifra muestra que la desaparición no es tema del pasado. En el país se han...
“When you have a home, you can close the door and feel safe inside”. This is what Reem said the day her house was demolished in 2019. Today, Reem as well as over 2,000 Palestinians face yet another...