Ecuador: Law enforcement and use of force must respect human rights in Latin America

Rural areas of northern Ethiopia that have experienced heavy fighting in the past years remain heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance. Weapon contamination poses severe risks for civilians, especially children.

The ICRC has launched a partnership with Kharkiv University Clinic and Ukraine’s Ministry of Health to provide physical rehabilitation support for the growing number of people in need due to amputations and disability caused by the armed conflict.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is expanding its visits to detention places across Somalia in response to the escalation of the armed conflict.

TheICRC is seeking to clarify the fate of 23,000 persons whose families have no news, either because they have been captured, killed, or because they lost contact after fleeing their homes. The pain of family separation comes on top of indescribable loss, suffering and rising humanitarian needs two years after the escalation of the armed conflict, including for millions of people displaced, both within and beyond the borders of the two countries.