Storytelling can help counter division and emphasise our shared humanity, yet it's increasingly manipulated or dismissed in a polarised information landscape. Our colleague Najum Abbasi reminds us of the importance of empathy in the way we communicate. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy…

No medicines or supplies allowed in. Patients carried on foot or by donkey carts. Health staff working under fire to save lives. 🩺Dr Ezzeldin Asow, surgeon in Al Fasher discusses how the siege is impacting healthcare. #Sudan

Three of our colleagues from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society were injured while carrying out their lifesaving work in Kherson Region this week. Every day, URCS staff and volunteers continue their duties under dangerous conditions. Our thoughts are with them.

Yesterday, our colleague Ahmed spoke about being displaced from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah. “This is what it’s like every day for people. Many wake thinking the situation cannot get worse, but it continues to deteriorate,” he said. ➡ In his words: ms.spr.ly/6018sWmi2

"Atrocities are committed in plain sight, signalling the unacceptable is becoming normalised." Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, ahead of the UN General Assembly, on the need for states to act on their commitment to the rules of war. Read more 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6015sUsgP

We cannot risk the rules of war being eroded. To do so betrays the very foundations of humanity they intend to protect. ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warns: “Atrocities are committed in plain sight, signalling the unacceptable is becoming normalised.”

📍 #Ethiopia | After losing his leg to a landmine, Tesfay’s life changed when he was fitted with his first prosthesis at an ICRC-supported physio centre. "Improved mobility gave me a glimmer of hope and a renewed sense of purpose," he said. ➡ Story: icrc.org/en/article/eth…

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, spoke to the BBC in New York ahead of #UNGA80 about the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza, and how the civilians caught in the armed conflict in Sudan cannot be forgotten. Civilians, no matter where, must be protected.

"I heard my son’s voice for the first time in almost ten years. Tears of happiness poured down my face." Aziza was separated from her son as they left Afghanistan. But with the help of the ICRC, they were finally able to reconnect. 👇 Aziza's story. icrc.org/en/article/afg…

The ICRC remains operational in Gaza City and will continue to provide the desperately needed assistance and protection activities to the most vulnerable people as long as security permits us to do so. Sarah Avrillaud, ICRC head of subdelegation in Gaza, shares 👇🏽

📸 #FromTheArchives | Conflict tears families apart. In difficult times, a simple message from a loved one is enough to spark hope. In this photo from 1995, a woman in Bujumbura, Burundi, receives news from a relative via a Red Cross message.

Intensifications of military operations in Gaza City has forced us to temporarily suspend operations at our office there and relocate staff to southern Gaza to ensure safety and operational continuity. We remain committed to returning to Gaza City as soon as conditions allow.

“What I witnessed is beyond imagination…hospitals have turned into graveyards.” Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today, our colleague, Hisham, describes some of the scenes he witnessed in Gaza City and the need for civilians still there to be protected. 👇

📍 Israel and the occupied territories | We stand ready to help reunite families and facilitate the delivery of aid into Gaza in a way that prioritizes the safety, dignity, and well-being of civilians. Read more in our news release: ms.spr.ly/6017sIUtU

📍 Tel-Aviv | Two years on from 7 October, 48 people are still held captive. Their families endure relentless pain, not knowing where or how their loved ones are. The hostages must be immediately and unconditionally released - they must come home. icrc.org/en/article/two…

Two years of conflict have brought indescribable suffering to civilians in Gaza. A lasting ceasefire is urgently needed. 👇 ICRC spokesperson, Sarah Davies, speaks to BBC News (World).

"The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas must mark a turning point in two years of unimaginable horror. It offers a vital chance to save lives and ease suffering", Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President. ICRC teams in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank will support its

We have started a multi-phase operation to facilitate the release and transfer of hostages and detainees as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Read more: icrc.org/en/news-releas…

Today we facilitated the safe return of 20 hostages to Israeli authorities & 1,809 Palestinian detainees to Gaza & the West Bank. We call for the continued implementation of the agreement to allow families to receive their loved ones for dignified burial. bit.ly/4qn9PIS

Whenever someone is missing or captured in conflict, their families are left in anguish. In Ukraine, we run a programme that provides psychosocial support to families of the missing, so they don’t have to face such uncertainty alone. ➡️icrc.org/en/article/ukr…