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We also respond to disasters in conflict zones, because the consequences of a disaster are compounded if a country is already at war.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-type-visual"> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_full_lg/public/2024-02/V-P-CI-E-00532.JPG.webp?itok=TV3jAEaB 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1440px)" type="image/webp" width="2048" height="736"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_full/public/2024-02/V-P-CI-E-00532.JPG.webp?itok=X8skMr49 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="1280" height="736"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_full/public/2024-02/V-P-CI-E-00532.JPG.webp?itok=PQd0vUx6 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="768" height="440"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/V-P-CI-E-00532.JPG.webp?itok=hpYEWmZX 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_full/public/2024-02/V-P-CI-E-00532.JPG.webp?itok=X8skMr49" width="1280" height="736" alt="An ICRC employee talks to a child during a distribution of essential household items." title="An ICRC employee talks to a child during a distribution of essential household items. ICRC" /> </picture> </div> <div class="content-type-visual-content"> <div class="icrc-container"> <div class="content-type-frame"> <div class="col"> <ul class="content-type-list"> <li> <a href="/en/law-and-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/300062">Building respect for international humanitarian law</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/economic-security" title="Economic security: Armed conflicts and crises are marked by infrastructure destruction, population displacement, and almost inevitably, economic instability." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/289">Economic security for people in conflict</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/health" title="Health care in danger: At the ICRC, treating and caring for the sick and wounded during armed conflict and other violence is one of our founding principles." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/291">Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/helping-detainees" title="Helping detainees: Protecting and assisting people deprived of their liberty" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/286">Helping detainees</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/humanitarian-forensics" title="The ICRC applies globally accepted forensic standards to identify the deceased, search for missing persons, and in other humanitarian contexts." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/83323">Humanitarian forensics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/neutral-intermediary" title="The ICRC's neutral stance is crucial in enabling us to assist people in some of the world's most dangerous and complex environments." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/300149">Neutral intermediary</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul class="content-type-list"> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/physical-rehabilitation" title="Following a life-altering injury, physical rehabilitation is crucial for achieving full independence. At the ICRC, we support civilians on this path." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14263">Physical rehabilitation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/protection" title="The ICRC protects people affected by war and armed conflict by advocating for their rights and providing life-saving assistance – at all stages of hostilities." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/300146">Protecting the rights of people in conflict</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/reconnecting-families" title="The ICRC helps in restoring contact between, tracing, or reuniting thousands of family members separated by armed conflict, violence, disasters, or migration." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/288">Reconnecting families</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/responding-sexual-violence" title="The ICRC's response to sexual violence includes supporting victims or survivors, changing attitudes and reducing risk during armed conflict and other violence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/386">Responding to sexual violence</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/water-and-habitat" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/290">Water and habitat</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/what-we-do/weapon-contamination" title="Weapon contamination: Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to kill and injure too many civilians – during conflict and long after it ends." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/302">Weapon contamination</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="activity-list939715" class="activity-list in-focus"> <div class="icrc-container"> <div class="title-module"> <h2> In focus </h2> </div> <div class="activity-content"> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="label">In focus</div> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/protection">Protection</a></h2> </div> <div class="description">Upholding the rights of people affected by conflict</div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Protection_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=UgaXrgAq 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="308" height="308"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_square_2/public/2024-03/Protection_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=vWEg6IQH 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="234"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_square_1/public/2024-03/Protection_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=L-Vu5Yae 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="320"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Protection_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=UgaXrgAq" width="308" height="308" alt="An ICRC delegate at a crossing point between front lines during a ceasefire in Sri Lanka." title="An ICRC delegate at a crossing point between front lines during a ceasefire in Sri Lanka. Jón BJÖRGVINSSON/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="label">In focus</div> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/helping-detainees">Helping detainees</a></h2> </div> <div class="description">Protecting and assisting people deprived of their liberty</div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Detention_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=bEMNNzUk 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="308" height="308"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_square_2/public/2024-03/Detention_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=yheuIzA3 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="234"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_square_1/public/2024-03/Detention_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=SDt7MDHz 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="320"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Detention_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=bEMNNzUk" width="308" height="308" alt="An ICRC employee speaking with detainees at the San Salvador, Cojutepeque Penal Centre." title="An ICRC employee speaking with detainees at the San Salvador, Cojutepeque Penal Centre. Jesús CORNEJO/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="label">In focus</div> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/reconnecting-families">Reconnecting families</a></h2> </div> <div class="description">Preventing separation, searching for the missing, reuniting loved ones</div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Protecting_family_Links_web.jpg.webp?itok=hWQisi_D 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="308" height="308"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_square_2/public/2024-03/Protecting_family_Links_web.jpg.webp?itok=-BFeSwEg 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="234"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_square_1/public/2024-03/Protecting_family_Links_web.jpg.webp?itok=pqninr1r 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="320"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_square_2/public/2024-03/Protecting_family_Links_web.jpg.webp?itok=hWQisi_D" width="308" height="308" alt="In Democratic Republic of the Congo, an ICRC delegate helps reunite a two-year-old with his mother, after being separated for three weeks." title="In Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an ICRC delegate helps reunite a two-year-old with his mother, after being separated for three weeks. Didier REVOL/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="activity-list939720" class="activity-list"> <div class="icrc-container"> <div class="title-module"> <h2> Other activities </h2> </div> <div class="activity-content"> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/economic-security">Economic Security</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-02/096A1866.jpg.webp?itok=uL1U6SDk 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-02/096A1866.jpg.webp?itok=DGD16suQ 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/096A1866.jpg.webp?itok=aknVuCjl 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/096A1866.jpg.webp?itok=aknVuCjl" width="320" height="180" alt="Despite the severe drought, a woman saves up her food to feed a lamb milk from a bottle in an internally displaced persons camp in Somalia." title="Despite the severe drought, a woman saves up her food to feed a lamb milk from a bottle in an internally displaced persons camp in Somalia. Ismail TAXTA/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/health">Health</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-02/11.jpg.webp?itok=UlvARggn 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-02/11.jpg.webp?itok=l2EsXT4T 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/11.jpg.webp?itok=VGIiQhDY 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/11.jpg.webp?itok=VGIiQhDY" width="320" height="180" alt="An ICRC medical staff member assists an elderly woman on a stretcher during an emergency situation." title="An ICRC medical staff member assists an elderly woman on a stretcher during an emergency situation. ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/humanitarian-forensics">Humanitarian forensics</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-02/V-P-PE-E-01145_1920.JPG.webp?itok=xB5IeQ9O 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-02/V-P-PE-E-01145_1920.JPG.webp?itok=_Mql0-n2 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/V-P-PE-E-01145_1920.JPG.webp?itok=qkaHrBQG 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/V-P-PE-E-01145_1920.JPG.webp?itok=qkaHrBQG" width="320" height="180" alt="In Peru, relatives of individuals missing for 30 years ceremoniously bury 12 individuals whose remains have been found and identified. " title="In Peru, relatives of individuals missing for 30 years ceremoniously bury 12 individuals whose remains have been found and identified. Lucas OMAR/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/neutral-intermediary">Neutral intermediary</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-02/IMG_1181.jpg.webp?itok=Prd818Oj 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-02/IMG_1181.jpg.webp?itok=xdpziV06 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/IMG_1181.jpg.webp?itok=eQI5mVrb 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-02/IMG_1181.jpg.webp?itok=eQI5mVrb" width="320" height="180" alt="People embrace and shed tears during a prisoner release operation in Yemen, facilitated by the ICRC as a neutral intermediary." title="People embrace and shed tears during a prisoner release operation in Yemen, facilitated by the ICRC as a neutral intermediary. Safwan Hamood ALI/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/physical-rehabilitation">Physical rehabilitation</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-03/Physical_rehabilitation_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=h3wWfYrG 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-03/Physical_rehabilitation_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=c6z_RGVI 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-03/Physical_rehabilitation_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=mFKcGDj6 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-03/Physical_rehabilitation_ICRC_Web.jpg.webp?itok=mFKcGDj6" width="320" height="180" alt="At an ICRC rehabilitation center in Guanajato, Mexico, a volunteer from the Mexican Red Cross assists two beneficiaries." title="At an ICRC rehabilitation center in Guanajato, Mexico, a volunteer from the Mexican Red Cross assists two beneficiaries. Olivia Ana Langner LEYVA/ICRC" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="/en/what-we-do/responding-sexual-violence">Responding to sexual violence</a></h2> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_5/public/2024-01/7DA_1218_result.jpg.webp?itok=_rddfqEE 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="252" height="150"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/tablet_rect_2/public/2024-01/7DA_1218_result.jpg.webp?itok=21MBiS5U 1x" media="all and (min-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="234" height="135"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-01/7DA_1218_result.jpg.webp?itok=Mw0l1Mky 1x" media="all and (max-width: 576px)" type="image/webp" width="320" height="180"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_img_rect_01/public/2024-01/7DA_1218_result.jpg.webp?itok=Mw0l1Mky" width="320" height="180" alt="An ICRC employee visits a beneficiary at her home, where she recounts her experience and discusses her depression after her husband's death." title="An ICRC employee visits a beneficiary at her home, where she recounts her experience and discusses her depression after her husband's death. 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