International Committee of the Red Cross
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100 countries, 1 humanitarian mission: to promote respect for the laws of war #IHL and help people caught up in armed conflicts and violence.
Community guidelines: https://www.icrc.org/en/community-guidelines
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👋 If this is the first time you come across us, we’re the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Wherever we are, and whichever channel we’re on, we work to uphold International Humanitarian Law and to protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence.
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Wherever we are, and whichever channel we’re on, we work to uphold International Humanitarian Law and to protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence.
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📢 Attention researchers and practitioners!
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
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The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6011sQFpd
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 Attention researchers and practitioners!
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6011sQFpd
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6011sQFpd
A single moment. A lifetime of consequences.
Sexual violence in armed conflict keeps rising, affecting millions.
The harm not only impacts victims/survivors but also their families and communities over multiple generations.
#16Days
Sexual violence in armed conflict keeps rising, affecting millions.
The harm not only impacts victims/survivors but also their families and communities over multiple generations.
#16Days
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A single moment. A lifetime of consequences.
Sexual violence in armed conflict keeps rising, affecting millions.
The harm not only impacts victims/survivors but also their families and communities over multiple generations.
#16Days
Sexual violence in armed conflict keeps rising, affecting millions.
The harm not only impacts victims/survivors but also their families and communities over multiple generations.
#16Days
📍 Sudan | Tens of thousands have fled Al Fasher in recent weeks, while many others remain trapped in the city without sufficient food, water or medical care.
The ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa, Patrick Youssef, shares. 👇🏼
The ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa, Patrick Youssef, shares. 👇🏼
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📍 Sudan | Tens of thousands have fled Al Fasher in recent weeks, while many others remain trapped in the city without sufficient food, water or medical care.
The ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa, Patrick Youssef, shares. 👇🏼
The ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa, Patrick Youssef, shares. 👇🏼
In the West Bank, we are supporting displaced families from Jenin, Tulkarem, and Bedouin communities from Frush Beit Dajan.
Through coordinated cash assistance, we help them meet their most urgent needs resulting from displacement.
Through coordinated cash assistance, we help them meet their most urgent needs resulting from displacement.
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In the West Bank, we are supporting displaced families from Jenin, Tulkarem, and Bedouin communities from Frush Beit Dajan.
Through coordinated cash assistance, we help them meet their most urgent needs resulting from displacement.
Through coordinated cash assistance, we help them meet their most urgent needs resulting from displacement.
📍 Gaza | With heavy rain, flooding and falling temperatures, families in Gaza are facing unbearable conditions.
We are working with local communities to repair pumps, deploy machinery, and open blocked channels to ease the pressure on communities struggling through the winter.
We are working with local communities to repair pumps, deploy machinery, and open blocked channels to ease the pressure on communities struggling through the winter.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📍 Gaza | With heavy rain, flooding and falling temperatures, families in Gaza are facing unbearable conditions.
We are working with local communities to repair pumps, deploy machinery, and open blocked channels to ease the pressure on communities struggling through the winter.
We are working with local communities to repair pumps, deploy machinery, and open blocked channels to ease the pressure on communities struggling through the winter.
Sudan | Exhausted, hungry, and carrying almost nothing, thousands of families fleeing Al Fasher have been reaching Tawila after months of intense fighting.
More people continue to arrive every day in search of safety.
New footage: ms.spr.ly/63324tRcsM
More people continue to arrive every day in search of safety.
New footage: ms.spr.ly/63324tRcsM
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Sudan | Exhausted, hungry, and carrying almost nothing, thousands of families fleeing Al Fasher have been reaching Tawila after months of intense fighting.
More people continue to arrive every day in search of safety.
New footage: ms.spr.ly/63324tRcsM
More people continue to arrive every day in search of safety.
New footage: ms.spr.ly/63324tRcsM
The new edition of the Int. Review of the Red Cross dedicated to the “Protection of the Dead” is out.
It highlights often-overlooked IHL rules on the dignity of the dead in war and examines today’s realities and humanitarian responses.
Read more 👇🏽
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It highlights often-overlooked IHL rules on the dignity of the dead in war and examines today’s realities and humanitarian responses.
Read more 👇🏽
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Protection of the Dead
Whether lawful or unlawful, death is an inherent part of war - and has been throughout history. Yet, until now, IHL rules on the protection of the dead have received relatively little attention in scholarship. The ambition behind this Review edition is to remedy this gap, focusing on contemporary wartime realities and humanitarian responses. By treating the dead, no matter who they were in life, in a dignified manner, parties to an armed conflict contribute to upholding humanity in war.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The new edition of the Int. Review of the Red Cross dedicated to the “Protection of the Dead” is out.
It highlights often-overlooked IHL rules on the dignity of the dead in war and examines today’s realities and humanitarian responses.
Read more 👇🏽
ms.spr.ly/63324tOfre
It highlights often-overlooked IHL rules on the dignity of the dead in war and examines today’s realities and humanitarian responses.
Read more 👇🏽
ms.spr.ly/63324tOfre
📍 Myanmar | Ma Myint Myint Khing was working in a bean field when she stepped on a landmine. Her life changed forever, but she is not giving up.
We are supporting her with physical and psychological assistance. This is her story 👇🏽
We are supporting her with physical and psychological assistance. This is her story 👇🏽
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📍 Myanmar | Ma Myint Myint Khing was working in a bean field when she stepped on a landmine. Her life changed forever, but she is not giving up.
We are supporting her with physical and psychological assistance. This is her story 👇🏽
We are supporting her with physical and psychological assistance. This is her story 👇🏽
Armed conflicts are not beyond the reach of the law. Warring parties are not free to pursue victory at any cost, especially when it endangers civilians.
Even wars have limits, always.
Even wars have limits, always.
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Armed conflicts are not beyond the reach of the law. Warring parties are not free to pursue victory at any cost, especially when it endangers civilians.
Even wars have limits, always.
Even wars have limits, always.
All parties involved in armed conflicts, whether it is a non-state armed group or a state, must protect civilians and civilian objects without excuses.
Civilians shouldn't bear the cost of the hostilities.
Civilians shouldn't bear the cost of the hostilities.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
All parties involved in armed conflicts, whether it is a non-state armed group or a state, must protect civilians and civilian objects without excuses.
Civilians shouldn't bear the cost of the hostilities.
Civilians shouldn't bear the cost of the hostilities.
Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
Under the rules of war, parties to conflicts must help families find answers about missing loved ones.
@corduladroege.bsky.social, ICRC's chief legal officer, explains what this means in practical terms for families 👇🏽
@corduladroege.bsky.social, ICRC's chief legal officer, explains what this means in practical terms for families 👇🏽
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Under the rules of war, parties to conflicts must help families find answers about missing loved ones.
@corduladroege.bsky.social, ICRC's chief legal officer, explains what this means in practical terms for families 👇🏽
@corduladroege.bsky.social, ICRC's chief legal officer, explains what this means in practical terms for families 👇🏽
For the next two days, 900 families across 50 countries will gather to transform pain into purpose in the International Conference for Families of Missing Persons.
Learn more here: missingpersons.icrc.org/events/watch...
Learn more here: missingpersons.icrc.org/events/watch...
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For the next two days, 900 families across 50 countries will gather to transform pain into purpose in the International Conference for Families of Missing Persons.
Learn more here: missingpersons.icrc.org/events/watch...
Learn more here: missingpersons.icrc.org/events/watch...
As winter approaches, attacks on critical infrastructure add pressure to systems already struggling after years of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
When the electricity supply is interrupted, the taps run dry, and the heating goes off, civilians are left vulnerable.
When the electricity supply is interrupted, the taps run dry, and the heating goes off, civilians are left vulnerable.
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
As winter approaches, attacks on critical infrastructure add pressure to systems already struggling after years of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
When the electricity supply is interrupted, the taps run dry, and the heating goes off, civilians are left vulnerable.
When the electricity supply is interrupted, the taps run dry, and the heating goes off, civilians are left vulnerable.
Behind bars, humanity must never be forgotten. Are you a government official, prison director, legal professional, human rights activist, or simply interested in humanitarian action?
Watch this video to learn how to better protect people in detention: ms.spr.ly/63329tziPl
Watch this video to learn how to better protect people in detention: ms.spr.ly/63329tziPl
Humanity behind bars: ICRC's role in places of detention (Full 16 min documentary)
This comprehensive 16-minute documentary explores the vital work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in detention facilities worldwide. Learn exactly what the ICRC does (and doesn't do) to protect detainees’ right to humane treatment, why our unique mandate guides our actions, and how authorities and legal professionals can work with us to improve detention conditions globally.
In this video, you will discover:
The ICRC's unique mandate and principles in helping detainees.
How ICRC delegates monitor detention conditions and engage with authorities.
Practical ways to support detainees and their families.
Case studies highlighting the impact of our work.
Whether you are a government official, prison director, legal professional, human rights activist, or simply interested in humanitarian action, this video provides crucial insights into protecting vulnerable individuals deprived of their freedom.
Whatever the reason for arrest or detention, everyone is entitled to be treated humanely, with respect for their physical and mental well-being.
Learn more on our website http://ms.spr.ly/63327tziPc
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Behind bars, humanity must never be forgotten. Are you a government official, prison director, legal professional, human rights activist, or simply interested in humanitarian action?
Watch this video to learn how to better protect people in detention: ms.spr.ly/63329tziPl
Watch this video to learn how to better protect people in detention: ms.spr.ly/63329tziPl
Afghanistan
Chad
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Colombia
Nigeria
Myanmar
Syria
Ukraine
Russia
Yemen
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
We operate in 100 countries, reminding the world that even wars have limits: civilians & those not taking part in hostilities must be protected.
Chad
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Colombia
Nigeria
Myanmar
Syria
Ukraine
Russia
Yemen
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
We operate in 100 countries, reminding the world that even wars have limits: civilians & those not taking part in hostilities must be protected.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Afghanistan
Chad
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Colombia
Nigeria
Myanmar
Syria
Ukraine
Russia
Yemen
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
We operate in 100 countries, reminding the world that even wars have limits: civilians & those not taking part in hostilities must be protected.
Chad
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Colombia
Nigeria
Myanmar
Syria
Ukraine
Russia
Yemen
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
We operate in 100 countries, reminding the world that even wars have limits: civilians & those not taking part in hostilities must be protected.
Communities affected by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan have lost their homes and livelihoods. As temperatures continue to drop, many people are left without shelter or protection from the cold.
We continue to work with our partners to support the affected communities.
We continue to work with our partners to support the affected communities.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Communities affected by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan have lost their homes and livelihoods. As temperatures continue to drop, many people are left without shelter or protection from the cold.
We continue to work with our partners to support the affected communities.
We continue to work with our partners to support the affected communities.
💡Energy infrastructure sustains communities worldwide: from power plants to water stations & pumps, crucial systems keep our lights on and are crucial to providing healthcare services, among others.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💡Energy infrastructure sustains communities worldwide: from power plants to water stations & pumps, crucial systems keep our lights on and are crucial to providing healthcare services, among others.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
One in five people living in areas affected by armed conflict suffers from a mental health condition, three times higher than the global average.
No one should have to endure this alone.
No one should have to endure this alone.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One in five people living in areas affected by armed conflict suffers from a mental health condition, three times higher than the global average.
No one should have to endure this alone.
No one should have to endure this alone.
Ituri, DR Congo | For many years, Ituri has endured cycles of violence. We are assisting displaced communities and those seeking to return home.
While our efforts focus on meeting their immediate needs, their greatest concern continues to be security.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63325tJz0l
While our efforts focus on meeting their immediate needs, their greatest concern continues to be security.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63325tJz0l
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri civilians trapped in a murderous cycle
In Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed conflict and violence keep civilians trapped in a deadly cycle where thousands suffer in silence.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ituri, DR Congo | For many years, Ituri has endured cycles of violence. We are assisting displaced communities and those seeking to return home.
While our efforts focus on meeting their immediate needs, their greatest concern continues to be security.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63325tJz0l
While our efforts focus on meeting their immediate needs, their greatest concern continues to be security.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63325tJz0l
📍 Sudan | Thousands of civilians have fled Al Fasher, trying to escape from the brutal attacks against them.
As ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric recently warned, the world cannot stand by as civilians are stripped of safety and dignity, and the rules of war meant to protect them are trampled 👇🏽
As ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric recently warned, the world cannot stand by as civilians are stripped of safety and dignity, and the rules of war meant to protect them are trampled 👇🏽
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📍 Sudan | Thousands of civilians have fled Al Fasher, trying to escape from the brutal attacks against them.
As ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric recently warned, the world cannot stand by as civilians are stripped of safety and dignity, and the rules of war meant to protect them are trampled 👇🏽
As ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric recently warned, the world cannot stand by as civilians are stripped of safety and dignity, and the rules of war meant to protect them are trampled 👇🏽
In 2025 alone, the combined effects of conflict in South Sudan, the consequences of conflict in Sudan, recurrent intercommunal violence, and massive floods have devastated communities.
Read more about the situation here: ms.spr.ly/63328tyzD4
Read more about the situation here: ms.spr.ly/63328tyzD4
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In 2025 alone, the combined effects of conflict in South Sudan, the consequences of conflict in Sudan, recurrent intercommunal violence, and massive floods have devastated communities.
Read more about the situation here: ms.spr.ly/63328tyzD4
Read more about the situation here: ms.spr.ly/63328tyzD4
Anti-personnel mines kill and maim indiscriminately. There’s only one way to be safe: To get rid of them.
We urge states to uphold the prohibitions of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention 👇
We urge states to uphold the prohibitions of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention 👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anti-personnel mines kill and maim indiscriminately. There’s only one way to be safe: To get rid of them.
We urge states to uphold the prohibitions of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention 👇
We urge states to uphold the prohibitions of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention 👇
Some communities in Afghanistan face unimaginable loss after two powerful earthquakes in less than two months.
With the Afghan Red Crescent Society, we’re providing vital aid and support. Régis Savioz, ICRC's regional director for Asia and the Pacific, shares more.
With the Afghan Red Crescent Society, we’re providing vital aid and support. Régis Savioz, ICRC's regional director for Asia and the Pacific, shares more.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Some communities in Afghanistan face unimaginable loss after two powerful earthquakes in less than two months.
With the Afghan Red Crescent Society, we’re providing vital aid and support. Régis Savioz, ICRC's regional director for Asia and the Pacific, shares more.
With the Afghan Red Crescent Society, we’re providing vital aid and support. Régis Savioz, ICRC's regional director for Asia and the Pacific, shares more.
Sieges can't target civilians.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sieges can't target civilians.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.