📍 Aleppo, Syria.

Discover the cost of urban warfare. 👉 ms.spr.ly/6019YKBch

'Why are you silent?'

In the age of social media, it's easy to criticize. But for us, denouncing one side in a war only happens when all other options are exhausted.

Here we explain why we work behind closed doors to reach those in need. 👇

In DR Congo, the living conditions for displaced communities are extremely difficult. Sometimes people don't even have shelter, and their access to safe drinking water is scarce.

Recently we supported 2,850 families. Our colleague Paulin Bashengezi, shares more 👇🏽

📍Syria|Conflicts tear, but friendships heal ❤️

Ibrahim lost his leg to a landmine while fleeing Deir-ez-Zor during the conflict.

His friend Mohammad was by his side and surprised him with new shoes after receiving his prosthetic at the ICRC’s PRP at Qamishli National Hospital.

📍 Tigray, #Ethiopia

“More is needed to help people to get back on their feet ”: Sarah Epprecht-Noetzli, ICRC's Director for protection and essential services 👇🏽

In #Gaza , hunger continues to grow.

Our teams in #Rafah are supporting five common kitchens', where those displaced or struggling can find a hot meal 🍲

Mohamed Khalel was sitting outside his home in Khartoum, Sudan, when he was caught in a crossfire.
Hit by a bullet, his life was saved by paramedics.
But Mohamed couldn't afford the surgery to remove the bullet lodged in his body, and he now struggles with increasing pain.

📢 SAVE THE DATE!

ODA + ICRC side event at MFA Austria #AWS conference:

“Legal Reviews: Addressing Challenges posed by New and Emerging Technologies”

⌚️ 30 April, 13.15-14.30 CET
❗️ Access is restricted to participants of the conference.

Wearing the Red Cross emblem means that we are there to support the most vulnerable in armed conflict:

With neutrality
With impartiality
With independence
Nothing more, nothing less.
#HumanitarianAccess #SSOT

In April, ICRC representatives again visited all the Armenian detainees notified by the Azerbaijani authorities.

The detainees were met in private and were given the possibility to exchange family news.

38 years ago, #Chornobyl changed our world. Today, nuclear disaster risks remain a major concern☢️

When sites like nuclear power plants become battlegrounds, the stakes for civilians are immense.

International Humanitarian Law ( #IHL ) includes provisions for their protection ⚖️

📸 Little Nazanin is receiving treatment at our physical rehabilitation centre in #Balkh .

Every year, hundreds of children with physical disabilities receive vital healthcare at our 7 physical rehabilitation centres across #Afghanistan .

Wishing you all the best little champ!

📍 Yemen.

Through displacement, a severe lack of healthcare and insufficient food, millions of Yemenis are still paying the price of years of #conflict .

Ethical considerations are crucial - yet unrealized - for regulating autonomous weapon systems.

In today's post, Alexander Blanchard argues that for new efforts to succeed, we will have to clarify the role of ethics in the debate.

blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy… #IHL #AWS2024Vienna

1/6 IHL has a long history of regulating the respect for and protection of the dead in armed conflicts.
Respecting the dignity of the dead is a fundamental tenet of #IHL .
Read more on the fundamental rules 👇
icrc.org/en/document/hu…
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Birthdays.
Anniversaries.
Holidays.
Special occasions.

For more than six months, those held hostage and their families have not been able to celebrate events and milestones together – the empty chairs at tables are a painful reminder each and every day of their absence.

🤒 Patients

👩🏽‍⚕️ 👨🏽‍⚕️ Healthcare workers

🏥 Hospitals

🚑 Ambulances

All must be protected under international humanitarian law (IHL). Even wars have limits.

⚖️The rules of war are clear.

Attacks against:
🏥 hospitals
🧑‍⚕️medical personnel
🚑 ambulances
disrupt healthcare services, limiting access for civilians and those in need.

They are #NotATarget .

Civilians must be protected.

In this ICRC blog, experts stress that EWIPA's Declaration success depends on turning political will into concrete actions, such as better military training, and sharing best practices to uphold IHL, among others.

Read more👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6017Yy6pd

The destruction and harm inflicted upon civilians by heavy explosive weapons is not an acceptable nor inevitable by-product of urban warfare.

We call on all states to join the Political Declaration #EWIPAOslo