Food security in armed conflict zones is about sustaining life and protecting the systems that sustain life. When armed conflict destroys farmland, water infrastructure, and harvests, the entire food supply chain can break down. Parties to conflict must ensure civilians’ access to food, always.

📍Afghanistan | Together with the Afghan Red Crescent Society, we provided cash assistance and nutrition education to 1,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in Parwan, Kandahar and Khost. Supporting mothers helps them care for themselves and their children, even amid the challenges of daily life.

When armed conflict disrupts daily life, families can struggle to afford food, replace lost belongings or meet their most basic needs In 2025, we supported 2.43 million people, including 1.51 million internally displaced people, with essential items or cash to help them rebuild a sense of stability.

Wildfires don't just destroy livelihoods & ecosystems. In countries once affected by armed conflict, they can also trigger a hidden danger: explosive remnants of war. Reducing these risks requires sustained clearance efforts, risk education & long-term investment long after the fighting has ended.

Across Somalia, rising food and fuel costs, drought and shrinking aid are deepening hunger and making care harder to reach. At the ICRC-supported stabilization centre in Kismayo, child admissions rose by 41% this year, and every child admitted was malnourished. ms.spr.ly/63326a8cun

Arnaud de Baecque, ICRC’s head of delegation in Myanmar, visited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 3 August 2026. As is customary in our detention work, observations & recommendations related to the visit are shared exclusively & confidentially with the detaining authorities. ms.spr.ly/63322a8l3w

Across Nigeria, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement continues to support families searching for loved ones separated by armed conflict, violence and other humanitarian crises. Read more 👉🏼 ms.spr.ly/63329aB1zF

Cluster munitions are weapons consisting of a container that opens in the air and scatters explosive submunitions or "bomblets" over a wide area. Protecting communities requires strengthening the prohibition and stigma against any use of cluster munitions by anyone, under any circumstances.

Today's conflicts are fuelled by a steady supply of arms, ammunition and replacement parts. Upholding respect for IHL and promoting responsible action and restraint in the international arms trade remain pressing humanitarian imperatives. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63327a6dDJ

For families separated by armed conflict, even a few minutes of contact can change everything. In 2025, together with Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, we facilitated nearly 4,000 phone calls every day to reconnect separated families.

Days turn into weeks. Weeks into months. Months into years. Families deserve to know what happened and where their loved ones are.

As a neutral intermediary, we help facilitate the safe and dignified release and transfer of people deprived of liberty, but only at the request and with the agreement of the parties involved. Our role is humanitarian. Our neutrality and the trust that parties have in it are what make it possible.

📍Myanmar | In the Mandalay Region, families are returning to their villages after displacement, facing the challenge of rebuilding their livelihoods. We provided 360 families with food and essential household items to help meet their immediate needs as they begin again.

Born from the lessons of war and mass displacement, the Refugee Convention remains a landmark commitment to uphold the rights, dignity and protection of refugees. On its 75th anniversary, it serves as a reminder that more must be done to address the root causes that force people to flee their homes

Victims/ survivors of sexual violence require and must have access to crucial support, especially within the first 72 hours after the crime was committed. 📹 Watch this video to learn more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6010saPqC

Every visit matters. In 2025, our teams carried out 1,437 visits to 557 places of detention, reaching more than 678,000 people deprived of liberty. We also met 22,036 people individually to monitor their treatment and conditions. Learn more about our work: ms.spr.ly/63323vCiw1

📍Mali | Families in Mopti fled their homes and left everything familiar behind in search of safety. Together with the Mali Red Cross, we provided food and essential household items to 1,996 displaced households, around 12,000 people, helping ease the daily strain of displacement.

When someone goes missing, they leave more than an empty place. They leave a family waiting, searching and living with unanswered questions. Across more than 130 armed conflicts we work to reconnect separated families and/or help them find answers about their loved ones.

One month after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, we have supported nearly 12K people. Together with the Venezuelan Red Cross and @ifrc.org we have helped people affected through emergency health care, water, sanitation & support to forensic services. More: ms.spr.ly/63325v71Sl

What happens online can disrupt essential services, expose civilians to danger and cause real harm in their daily lives. We have identified six ICT threats affecting civilians, and the steps Member States can take to reduce the risks. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322vA4Qn

📍Afghanistan | For families displaced by armed conflict in Achin district, finding safe drinking water had become a daily challenge. 💧As part of our emergency response, we rehabilitated 45 water wells, bringing safe water closer to home for almost 11.2K people.

The Pacific region bears the weight of historical nuclear testing, with more than 315 nuclear tests carried out across the region between 1946 and 1996. We welcome the Kingdom of Tonga as the 100th State Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

After being shot in North Kivu, Kaseraka Grace underwent a leg amputation. Today, he is rebuilding his life in Ituri. With a prosthesis from the ICRC-supported Rwankole Physical Rehabilitation Centre, he can walk again We also provided him with cash assistance to help him develop a source of income.

Civilians must be protected and respected, no matter how often it needs to be said. Parties to conflict must not target civilians, use them as human shields, and must allow those who wish to leave conflict-affected areas to do so safely.

📍Syria | After 10 years away, Abu Ahmad has returned home to northern Hassakeh with his family. Together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, we provided him and 128 other families in Tal Brak with farming grants to help them cultivate their land again.

Staying neutral allows us to do our job. It is not indifference: it is a deliberate choice. Our mission comes from the Geneva Conventions, universal laws that preserve a degree of humanity, even in war. 163 years since our founding, neutrality remains as crucial as ever.

Killing or injuring healthcare workers, bombing hospitals, and targeting ambulances aren't just "war consequences." They are a collapse of humanity. Under international humanitarian law, patients & healthcare workers are protected along with the hospitals they work in & the ambulances they rely on.

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. Sometimes, we work behind closed doors to reach those in need. Learn more about our modes of action: ms.spr.ly/63328v2NMn

Afghanistan DR Congo Sudan South Sudan Ethiopia Colombia Nigeria Myanmar Syria Ukraine Russia Yemen Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories We work in 100 countries to remind the world that even wars have limits: civilians and those not taking part in hostilities must be protected.

Today, we supported the repatriation of human remains of fallen soldiers between Russia and Ukraine, as agreed by the parties to the conflict. This marks the 66th repatriation we have supported since 2022, and we are ready to continue contributing to this humanitarian effort.