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 »

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 »

Sudan: 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: Six Months Into the Conflict Vast Humanitarian Needs Remain Unmet

A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC's regional director for Africa Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Communities Return to Their Areas of Origin With a Shortage of Basic Needs

The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to exact a toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Humanitarian consequences linked to displacement, the destruction of… Read more »

Africa: Somalia/Somaliland - Red Cross Visits Hundreds of Detainees in Las Anod

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has carried out its first visit to over 300 detainees in Las Anod on Thursday, August 31. The detained combatants were captured… Read more »

Sudan: Over 9,000 Displaced People in North Darfur Receive Essential Items

This week, over 9,000 displaced people in Jokhii village, west of Al Fashir, the capital of North Darfur State, received essential household items from the International Committee… Read more »

Ethiopia: Operational Update On Ethiopia - Hospitals in Amhara Receive Lifesaving Medical Supplies

Patients wounded in ongoing violence and those facing other life-threatening conditions in Amhara region are receiving urgent and lifesaving medical care in health facilities… Read more »

Sudan: Hundreds of Sudanese Families Separated By Armed Conflict Finally Back in Touch

Since the beginning of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross of Chad have organized more than 1,500 phone calls for Sudanese refugees who lost… Read more »

Nigeria: Red Cross Volunteers Help Families Separated By Conflict

Years of displacement have separated thousands of families in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno. For those who have returned to their homes of origin, search for their loved… Read more »

Africa: Displaced Families Living in Montepuez Resettlements Places Improve Food Production With ICRC Support

The majority of the 25 000 internally displaced people who received seed from the ICRC in October 2022 planted them in their fields. The farmers plan to use harvested seeds to… Read more »

Chad: Red Cross Treats First Patients in Eastern Chad as Wounded Arrive From Sudan

A surgical team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has deployed to eastern Chad to treat an influx of gunshot wound victims seeking safety and medical care… Read more »

Nigeria: How New Irrigation Technology Is Helping Farmers Rebuild Their Lives

For over two decades, violent clashes and their aftermath in Plateau State have displaced thousands and led to the loss of hundreds of lives. Read more »

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 »

Mozambique: Mozambique Assists 3,5 Thousand Returnee Families in Mocímboa DA Praia and Opens an Office in Mueda to Increase Operations in Northern Mozambique

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently assisted returnees to Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado, with essential household items. Kits composed of bucket,… Read more »