📍#DRCongo Recent armed clashes in Sake, #NorthKivu province, have resulted in an influx of wounded beyond the capacity of the CBCA Ndosho hospital in #Goma. Abdou Rahmane Sidibe, ICRC's surgeon in Goma, continues to treat new patients and tells us more about the situation 👇

Je suis consterné ce matin d'annoncer l'assassinat par des hommes armés, hier en début de soirée, de notre collègue Adolphe Mweze à #Goma. Adolphe était un collègue professionnel et un père aimant. Nos pensées vont à sa famille et ses proches et à l'ensemble des collègues à #Goma

Stanislas Kalina, Deputy Head of ICRC_Rwanda paid a courtesy visit to Grace Nyinawumuntu, DG for Europe, Americas & Int'l Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Int'l Cooperation. They discussed humanitarian matters of mutual interest in #Rwanda and in the region and exchanged on ongoing partnerships between🇷🇼& ICRC.

Today, ICRC_Rwanda joined Rwanda Red Cross to commemorate for the 30th time the 1994 #Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda. We stand for life and dignity of every human. We stand for what happened to never happen again. We stand with #Rwanda to #Remember #Unite & #Renew #Kwibuka30

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On his visit to #Rwanda, Patrick Youssef paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 #Genocide against the Tutsi Kigali Genocide Memorial. « Nations should learn from the grave mistakes that took the lives of over 1M Tutsis in Rwanda, to never happen again», said Patrick Youssef . #Kwibuka30

Minister Vincent Biruta met with Mr. Patrick Youssef, International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Director to Africa, who is in Rwanda for a visit. They exchanged on humanitarian matters of common interest and enhancing collaboration between Government of Rwanda and ICRC.

Honoured to exchange with Minister Vincent Biruta on the humanitarian impact & ways to alleviate human suffering as a result of the armed conflicts in #DRC & its regional implications well as in CAR, #Mozambique etc It was my occasion to thank Government of Rwanda for its support & facilitation

During the workshop on International Humanitarian Law #IHL & New Technologies that kicked off today in #Rwanda, Patrick Youssef urged participants to adapt #humanitarian legal frameworks to modern challenges & foster collaboration to protect human life & dignity. #IHL #IHLNewTech

Happy International Archives Day! 🎉 ICRC archives collect and preserve ICRC documents dating from the 1860s to today, and make those until 1975 available for research. They comprise of around 6,700 linear meters of textual records, photographs, and more icrc.org/en/archives

This year we mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, international treaties that set limits for armed conflicts. Parties to armed conflicts are the only ones with enough power to enforce the rules of war, transform them into reality, and save lives 👇🏽

Very pleased to meet today with my colleague from #icrc Juba, H.E. the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Kampala, to discuss humanitarian affairs on South Sudan and Uganda

Today, Red Cross National Societies and ICRC staff from ICRC Uganda, Uganda Red Cross Society, ICRC Burundi, Rwanda Red Cross & ICRC_Rwanda held a workshop on #RedSafe in Kampala. #RedSafe is a free ICRC app providing safe and secure services to people affected by humanitarian crises.

Pleased to meet with UPDF Chief of Joint Staff, MajGen Bakasumba, in Kampala today. #ICRC has built a partnership with UPDF for over 30 years. We look forward to deepening our partnership on IHL training and other humanitarian activities with UPDF.

Dear Friends and colleagues, leaving for few months Uganda and Great Lakes to travel to Bamako and join the ICRC Mali Delegation. See you soon again, Christoph

My first post from Islamabad. Lot of rain today. People are happy. It has been very dry in recent months

Honored to receive H.E. Mr. Rongvudhi Virabutr, Ambassador of #Thailand to Pakistan. Received the handover of assistance provided by Thailand to support #ICRC’s operations in Afghanistan. We discussed opportunities for collaboration in #humanitarian assistance in #Pakistan

ICRC delivered today life-saving medical supplies to DHQ Hospital Bajaur in KP Province including surgical and emergency materials to treat affectees. We also provide technical support to DHQ Hospital Bajaur, to strengthen their emergency preparedness response.

To strengthen emergency preparedness and enhance timely patient care, ICRC continues to provide essential medical equipment and lifesaving medicines to DHQ Hospital Bannu supporting delivery of critical health services to the community.

Together with PDMA, PRCS, and the DHO, ICRC stands by displaced families in Bajaur. From provision of medical supplies and clean water to first aid and reconnecting families, we're committed to helping communities recover with dignity and hope till they can safely return home.