Thousands have died or been injured in Ukraine. Millions have had to flee their homes.
The needs are still vast all over the country. And we will continue to support the most affected and vulnerable people.
❗️👨👩👧👦 These days our teams in Moscow and Minsk are participating in another transfer operation to reunite Ukrainian children with their relatives in Ukraine. We do it together with authorities of Russia, Ukraine and Qatar.
I was pleased to see
@PalestineRCS
President Dr Younis Al-Khatib and his team today in the West Bank.
PRCS volunteers have shown enormous courage and dedication to aid people in Gaza. They have
@ICRC
’s ongoing and firm support.
Today in the West Bank I am meeting with the leadership of the
@PalestineRCS
and with the Ministry of Health.
I will also see the Committee of Detainee Affairs – to listen and share with them
@ICRC
’s persistent efforts to regain humanitarian access to places of detention.
After visiting Gaza I am in Israel for ongoing discussions with authorities.
I’m meeting families of hostages:
@ICRC
must be granted permission, with practical details agreed between the parties, for visits to take place.
I reiterate: hostages must be released - immediately.
A Secretária-Geral, Embaixadora Maria Laura da Rocha, e a Presidenta do Comitê Internacional da Cruz Vermelha, Mirjana Spoljaric, assinaram acordo de sede e
#coopera
ção entre 🇧🇷 e CICV, no contexto de fortalecimento de diálogo e parceria entre 🇧🇷 e o Comitê.
@ICRCPresident
Humbled, grateful. I want to thank the Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies for trusting me to be the next
@IFRC
President.
This is the biggest honor of my life. I commit to lead by example, and work in true partnership.
Forward together for humanitarian action.
Today, as a neutral intermediary, we facilitated the release of 94 detainee members of SAF, reuniting them with their families in Zaleingei,
#Darfur
.
We don't negotiate or influence the decision on who is released and when. This decision is taken by the parties to the conflict.
I have arrived in Gaza, where people’s suffering is intolerable.
I repeat our urgent call for civilians to be protected in line with the laws of war and for aid to enter unimpeded.
The hostages must be released and
@ICRC
allowed to safely visit them.
.
@ICRC
mourns the loss of our colleague Abdellatif Ali Moussa who was killed in Gaza along with several family members.
The toll of this conflict on frontline workers is unacceptable.
Humanitarian workers and civilians are not part of the fight. They must be protected.
We are devastated by the killing of our valued colleague Abdellatif Ali Moussa, along with several of his family, in northern
#Gaza
.
Abdellatif worked as a driver for the ICRC for some 20 years.
We extend our profound condolences to Abdellatif's family, friends & colleagues.
#Sudan
is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis.
❌The war has forced almost 7 million people to flee the fighting.
❌Millions are struggling to access food, water.
📢 IHL is clear: civilians must be protected & must have access to basic services!
Dr. Tom Potokar, our chief surgeon in the European Hospital in
#Gaza
shares the situation of the healthcare workers and of those civilians affected.
"Is seeing so many destroyed lives, so many shattered bodies, burned bodies, particularly in children... this is such a tragedy".
Today I met families of hostages and Israel's foreign and health ministers. The families' pain is simply heart-wrenching.
The hostages must immediately be released.
@ICRC
will not stop working to gain access to them: and we need agreements to be reached that allow us to work.
The plight of those still being held hostage is a top priority for us.
We facilitated the release of 4 hostages. We are pushing to visit those remaining.
But we need the support of all those who have influence to make this happen.
Extremely concerning reports from
@ICRC
and
@PalestineRCS
staff at Al Quds on the critical situation of hospitals in Gaza.
Thousands of wounded, displaced people and medical staff are at risk.
We strongly reiterate that hospitals must be protected in line with the laws of war.
The ICRC is urgently calling for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients, and healthcare workers in
#Gaza
.
This protection is not only a legal obligation but a moral imperative to preserve human life in these terrible times.
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It is intolerable that the catastrophic humanitarian situation has lasted a month;
It is unacceptable that it lasts any longer.
Today at the Gaza forum I urged States to protect civilians and to ensure the practical implementation of the laws of war.