« Chaque génération, sans doute, se croit vouée à refaire le monde. La mienne sait pourtant qu’elle ne le refera pas. Mais sa tâche est plus grande. Elle consiste à empêcher que le monde se défasse. » Albert Camus

Hospitals are not targets, neither are health workers! #IHL must be respected

“It is against the spirit of international humanitarian law to asume that you are allowed to dehumanize the other in the interest of your own safety and security” ICRC President M. Spoljaric: “Respect for laws of war urgently needed” 👇🏻 #IHL english.alarabiya.net/News/world/202…

The 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, starting today, brings together 191 National Societies, IFRC, ICRC, and states to tackle pressing humanitarian issues. Joint statement with IFRC 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6014WMyar

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🚨 Some field-based perspectives on #Yemen from ICRC Director of Operations. Yemen remains one of the top #humanitarian operations of the ICRC in the world.👇

“La première langue, ce n’est pas bavarder, c’est se taire.” Kamel Daoud

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, has concluded a two-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The trip was an opportunity to reinforce the importance of humanitarian action and IHL in alleviating suffering in conflict zones globally. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6016WXWC2

“De l'Histoire, nous apprenons que nous n'en apprenons rien.” Hegel

Striking figures from ICRC on today‘s armed conflict: 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣+ non-international armed conflicts 1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ NSAGs 2️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ million people living under armed group control. To assist & protect these people, operate safely, to disseminate #IHL, we have to act! blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy…

📍 Syria | The humanitarian needs remain immense. Nicolas von Arx, ICRC’s regional director for the Near and Middle East, describes the complex humanitarian situation people are going through 👇🏼

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