March 28
Africa: Qatar Supports ICRC Operations in South Sudan
With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to… Read more »
March 26
Africa: Ethiopia - People Affected By Conflict in Anfilo, Oromia Region Receive Assistance
The ongoing fighting in Anfilo woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia has left thousands of families displaced, without means of livelihood and unable to meet their basic needs. Read more »
March 19
Mozambique: ICRC Operational Response in 2023
- We help people affected by the armed conflict in northern Mozambique, where more than 670,000 people were internally displaced as of the end of the year and humanitarian needs… Read more »
March 15
Africa: Working Together With Communities to Build Their Resilience in the Face of a Protracted Crisis
Statement by Patrick Youssef, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Director for Africa, following his visit to Burkina Faso Read more »
March 06
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of the Congo - the Forgotten People of North Kivu
The upsurge in armed conflict and other situations of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking a devastating humanitarian toll, especially in the east of… Read more »
March 12
Mozambique: ICRC Calls On Respect for Civilians, Ramps Up Support to Mozambique Red Cross Response to a New Wave of Displacements in Cabo Delgado
Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due to an escalation of armed violence in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The new wave… Read more »
March 07
Somalia: Red Cross Begins Ramadan Food Deliveries for Detainees
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launches food deliveries in Somali prisons for the month of Ramadan. Over the next four weeks, it plans to distribute dates,… Read more »
March 06
Africa: DR Congo Civilians in Firing Line As Use of Heavy Weapons Signals New Phase
A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling… Read more »
February 19
Africa: Sudan - 2023 Facts and Figures
The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978 helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Khartoum, Blue Nile, Kassala, Al Jazeera, and South Kordofan. Read more »
February 14
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Bulletin, January - December 2023
In Ethiopia, the humanitarian needs in areas affected by armed conflict and violence remained sadly enormous in 2023. Read more »
February 07
South Sudan: South Sudan - New Water Supply System to Provide Lainya Communities With Improved Access to Clean Water
Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) - On Wednesday, 7 February, a reconstructed solar-powered water supply system was inaugurated at Lainya Town, Central Equatoria State, by Honourable Latiyu… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: Nigeria - a Homecoming After Nine Years of Separation
Alhaji Bukar Ali hadn't seen his family in close to a decade due to armed conflict. Then, a team of Red Cross volunteers in Cameroon and Nigeria helped not just to find his… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Sudan: Desperate People Search for Loved Ones As Hundreds of Thousands Flee Wad Madani
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazeera state, since fighting broke out last Friday. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Nigeria: A Community Rebuilds Homes Lost to Conflict
Over more than a decade of armed conflict, thousands of families in northeast Nigeria have seen their homes destroyed. That's why we're working with communities to rebuild them,… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Sudan: ICRC Deplores Deliberate and Deadly Attack on its Humanitarian Convoy in Khartoum
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and appalled by a deliberate attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum on Sunday. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Africa: Kampala - Prisons Conference Ends With Goodwill for Proper Maintenance of Correctional Facilities
"African prisons are faced with overcrowding, poor operations and maintenance presenting serious security and health challenges to inmates and warders alike, leading to human… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Somalia: Dozens Rescued From Dangers of Rising Flood Waters in Conflict Areas
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent weeks as floods continue to ravage towns in Somalia. Dozens of people have already been rescued by the Somali Red… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: 'If You've Come All This Way, It Means We Haven't Been Forgotten'
Speech given at the United Nations Office at Geneva by François Moreillon, head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Democratic… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Africa: Senior Military Officers From Over 60 Countries Meet to Discuss Laws of War
More than 80 senior military officers from more than 62 countries have convened in Nairobi at a high-level workshop on the laws of war and their application in military operations. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Chad: Surviving Against All Odds
In July 2023, I was sent to eastern Chad to meet people who had fled Sudan on foot because of the violence. I spent two weeks in an ICRC-supported hospital with patients recovering… Read more »
Ethiopia: Breaking Barriers for Persons With Disability in Ethiopia
Our social inclusion project is offering people with disabilities equal opportunities to showcase their knowledge and skills, ability to learn, work and be gainfully employed in… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Sudan: Six Months Into the Conflict Vast Humanitarian Needs Remain Unmet
A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC's regional director for Africa Read more »
October 10, 2023
South Sudan: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Helps Grow Hope
Buom Kobuong Gatduop used to live an active life as a freelance journalist. He was a volunteer at a humanitarian organization, and an active member of his community. Sadly, all… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Africa: Psychosocial Support Sessions Help People Overcome Traumatic Experiences
In the rocky and hard to reach villages of Sagal and Koransa, north of Adamawa State in Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Unexploded Weapons Haunt Northern Ethiopian Communities
Ten months after a peace agreement ended the two-year armed conflict in northern Ethiopia, the lives and livelihoods of the people living in weapon-contaminated areas in Tigray,… Read more »