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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.
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Nigeria | What happens when hospitals are burned down and staff killed? “Sometimes the attacks happen at night. But we still come to work in the morning.” Red Cross Red Crescent colleagues: help amplify Salamatu's voice. Let’s show the world why humanity still matters.
ICRC605,488 views • 5 months ago
Thousands of buildings have been destroyed. Mass casualties are unlike anything seen in past years. The medical system is on its knees. 🏥 As Gaza loses power, hospitals lose power 🚰 Water cannot be pumped ❌Sewage systems will likely flood People have nowhere else to go.
ICRC2,527,952 views • 3 years ago
Some IHL violations happen in plain sight. Others happen in the shadows — in cells, detention centres and interrogation rooms. At the UN Security Council, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warned that people behind bars do not lose their rights. ICRC access remains vital to help prevent abuse, isolation and disappearances. Full speech👉🏼
ICRC203,275 views • 5 months ago
For many civilians, the feeling of imprisonment extends far beyond places of detention. At the UN Security Council, ICRC President warned that where politics fail, wars follow — and lasting peace requires the will to resolve conflicts, not only manage them. Full speech 👉🏼
ICRC191,234 views • 5 months ago
Surgeon Dr. Tom Potokar shares on the situation from European Hospital, Gaza. Patients whose families have been killed, arriving with horrific injuries - full-body burns, shrapnel wounds, septic infection. A full list of admissions, and not enough time. "It is just relentless".
ICRC605,205 views • 2 years ago
Dr. Tom Potokar, our chief surgeon in the European Hospital in #Gaza shares the situation of the healthcare workers and of those civilians affected. "Is seeing so many destroyed lives, so many shattered bodies, burned bodies, particularly in children... this is such a tragedy".
ICRC456,012 views • 2 years ago
Under International Humanitarian Law the principle is clear: Hospitals are protected, because of their life-saving function for wounded & sick. Yes, they can lose their protection, but this is not a free license to attack. Cordula Droege, ICRC Chief Legal Officer, explains 👇
ICRC416,313 views • 3 years ago
Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed the world that the effects of nuclear weapons cannot be contained to a battlefield, a moment, or a generation. Any use would risk catastrophic human suffering on a scale that no humanitarian response could adequately address. Nuclear weapons must never be used again.
ICRC39,642 views • 2 months ago
"It’s both heartbreaking and devastating because there are a lot of children, including very young. The youngest we’ve had with burn injuries is a baby of four months". Dr, Tom Potokar, ICRC chief surgeon, shared with Isa Soares the dire situation at hospitals in #Gaza 👇.
ICRC251,595 views • 2 years ago
📍South Sudan | This was the moment 16-year-old Grace was reunited with her family after months of separation. She lost contact with her loved ones when fighting reached her village in Central Equatoria State. Together with the South Sudan Red Cross, we help families separated by conflict restore and maintain contact, and support those searching for missing loved ones.
ICRC25,846 views • 2 months ago
