ICRC US & Canada

" We're witnessing on a daily basis the killing of civilians, the injury of civilians, and a thousand dignities are lost every day in Gaza," my colleague Hisham Mhanna tells @EWTNews's @ErikRosalesNews from Deir Al-Balah in Gaza.

.@girlnigel talks about the @RedCross's role when a storm is raging around a community. Find out more about disaster response work on the latest episode of Intercross. 🎧 📻 ms.spr.ly/6014sEArM

When disruptions to connectivity cross a red line…

Much like the physical battlefield, the online battlefield also has limits that apply in war time. Read more here: ms.spr.ly/6012sDlLY

📍Hostage Square, Tel Aviv In Israel, families long to see loved ones again as 50 hostages remain held in Gaza. The ICRC calls for their immediate release and stands ready to help as a neutral intermediary, to visit them, provide aid, and connect them with their families.

📍 DRC We stand ready to help facilitate the release of people detained in relation to the conflict under a declaration agreed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/M23 Movement (AFC/M23). News release ▶️ ms.spr.ly/6013sDkgv

“The Geneva Conventions...continue to remind us most forcefully of our common obligation to care for each other even, and particularly, in conditions that foster behaviour to the contrary..." Nelson Mandela in 2003 speech. Read more here 👉 ms.spr.ly/6016sBvRk

In times of war, neutrality is not indifference; it is a deliberate way of working to help without taking sides, allowing us to reach those who need it. This is how it works 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6186s6d6m

Children must never be forced into war. While there are challenges, respect for the rules of war is possible. Demobilization of child recruits and reintegration into their communities are concrete steps toward protecting children #IHL 👇🏽

Violence against humanitarians must stop: one life lost is already too many.

Our hearts are with all those impacted by the devastating floods in Texas. We stand in solidarity with the @RedCross, whose teams are working tirelessly 24/7 to provide shelter, relief supplies, mental health support, and reunification services.

On the evening of 10 July, a joint mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) came under attack during which an ICRC staff member and a PRCS volunteer were injured by gunshots.

"When the rules of war are applied selectively, they lose their protective power", Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President. Read more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6013SfPQJ

📍 Srebrenica, Bosnia | Today, we stand with families mourning loved ones lost during the tragic events of July 1995, when 8,372 lives were taken, including nine of our ICRC colleagues who never came home. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6011S7oyf

In armed conflicts, no matter when, no matter who says the opposite, civilians must be protected and respected. Without excuses. Under international humanitarian law, every party to a conflict must follow this essential rule.

Promoting dignity for the deceased is paramount. Since 2022, we’ve been present as a humanitarian observer at more than 50 repatriations of human remains between both sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict Our colleague Andres Zorro shares his experience from those repatriations 👇

"The International Committee of the Red Cross says that explosive remnants have caused at least 748 casualties in Syria since December 2024," reports @tamaradavison_ for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

Prisoners of war (POWs) are captured members of enemy armed forces in international armed conflicts and are protected under the Third Geneva Convention. They must be treated humanely, always. Learn more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6015SfOVc

Another troubling signal from DRC: "A recent survey of more than 100 hospitals in eastern Congo by the International Committee of the Red Cross found nearly three-quarters of them had run out of essential medicines" wsj.com/world/africa/u… via @WSJ

"Hasan was trying to reach an aid distribution site w/ his 14 yr. old brother when he was shot in the leg last month." One of many stories from our field hospital in Gaza, which used to 8-10 cases/day, nowadays they’re seeing 3-4X those numbers. Read more icrc.org/en/article/red…