June 19, 2023
Sudan: Essential Services At Breaking Point After Two Months of Fighting
Geneva (ICRC) - Two months into the conflict, hostilities in densely populated urban areas have taken a disastrous toll on civilian infrastructure, especially in locations in and… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Sudan: 280 Children and 70 Caretakers From Khartoum Orphanage Reach Safety
More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Africa: 'Suffering Defies Comparison' - One Month of Devastation in Sudan
A month into the conflict in Sudan, Alfonso Verdú Pérez, ICRC's head of delegation in Sudan, sheds light on the pressing humanitarian needs and some of the challenges… Read more »
April 26, 2023
South Sudan: Midwife's Heroic Actions Save Mom and Newborn Twins
When Grace* arrived at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre in South Sudan's northeast region she was in extreme pain and distress. Little did she know that she was actually in… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Sudan: Red Cross Urges Pause in Fighting to Deliver Medical Supplies
A statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - We Need Your Help to Protect Families Caught in Violence
The situation in Sudan took a terrifying turn on April 15, as violence erupted, forcing civilians to seek shelter from the heavy fighting that has raged on for days. Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - Fighting in Densely Populated Areas Endangers Civilian Lives - Humanitarian Organizations Must Be Able to Reach Those in Need
As clashes continue in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, heavy gunfire and blasts are happening in the proximity of densely populated residential areas and civilian… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Africa: Communities Celebrate Clean Water in Ethiopia
A lack of running water was a daily reality for thousands of people in Roggee, a small town in Ethiopia's Oromia region. For years, misery spread in the township as people… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Kenya: How Water Access Is Changing Lives for Women in Kenyan Prison
Within the walls of Naivasha Women's Prison, Mercy* is going about her daily routine of fetching water to prepare lunch for her and her fellow inmates. Mercy, like many others in… Read more »
February 08, 2023
East Africa: Kenya, Djibouti & Tanzania - Facts & Figures January - December 2022
To respond to the worst drought in decades crippling East Africa, specifically Kenya, the organization launched an emergency response with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS),… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Africa: Helping to Improve Conditions for Detainees in Ethiopia
As part of its emergency response, the ICRC intensified its efforts to support Dessie prison authorities to protect the rights and dignity of the detainees. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Bulletin, January - December 2022
The situation in northern Ethiopia was again highly volatile over the course of 2022. Read more »
February 02, 2023
South Sudan: Human Toll of Conflict and Violence Strains Healthcare System
In recent months, hospitals in South Sudan have been facing an influx of weapon-wounded patients due to renewed clashes across the country. As a result, the International Committee… Read more »
January 30, 2023
East Africa: As Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates, ICRC Increases Assistance and Protection Services for Most Vulnerable
Statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the ICRC, following a visit to the Horn of Africa. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Tanzania: University of Dodoma Wins 21st Edition of All Africa Competition On International Humanitarian Law
Students from the University of Dodoma emerged winner of the 21st All Africa International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross… Read more »
Somalia: Food Crisis - Drought, Conflict and the Fight for Survival
Sat on the edge of her bed, Wiilo Maalim Nuuro cradles her daughter, Nafiso. The two-year-old is severely malnourished and is undergoing life-saving treatment. Read more »
November 22, 2022
Kenya: Drought Response - Facts & Figures May - November 2022
According to the Kenyan authorities, over 4.35 million people living mostly in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) face severe food insecurity. Below-average rainfall has protracted… Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Sudan: ICRC Promotes Social Inclusion Through Sports On International Day of Persons With Disabilities
The South Sudan National Wheelchair Basketball team will participate in the 1st African Mix Wheelchair Basketball International Tournament organized by the International Committee… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Ethiopia: Lifesaving Medical Supplies Arrive in Tigray
Two trucks full of vital medical supplies arrived in Mekelle on Tuesday in the first aid delivery since fighting resumed last August and the Pretoria and Nairobi agreements were… Read more »
Kenya: Cash Transfers Bringing Relief to Drought Prone Communities
Garissa town in arid Northern Kenya, is characterized by harsh, dry conditions but the prolonged drought, the worst declared in three years has made it unbearably difficult for… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Kenya: Unlocking Opportunities for the Youth Through Vocational Training
When conflict, displacement and disasters become a fact of life in communities, education becomes a dreamer's trance for the youth in those communities. With no means of sustaining… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Uganda: Families of the Missing Desperate for News
Every day the Red Cross Movement work helps to bring answers to families of the missing on the fate of their loved ones. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: Humanitarian Crisis Fuels Hardship for People With Disabilities in Afar
The humanitarian needs in Afar are huge. Many people living with disabilities do not have access to medical services. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Facts and Figures January - June 2022
In the first half of 2022, the humanitarian needs remained unfortunately immense in Ethiopia. Read more »
September 05, 2022
Kenya: Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania - Facts and Figures June 2022
During the reporting period, activities of the regional delegation of the ICRC in Nairobi continued generally according to plan. However, with worsening food insecurity in Kenya… Read more »