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independent, we can reach those who need us when others cannot, providing humanitarian assistance, protecting lives, upholding rights, and relieving the suffering of people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by armed conflict and violence. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="facts-and-figures939627" class="facts-and-figures"> <div class="img"> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_full_lg/public/2024-01/ICRC-humanitarian-help20220525-Dmytrivka_Makariv-Field-trip-FOTO7827.jpg.webp?itok=zdMDGh5Y 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1440px)" type="image/webp" width="2048" height="736"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_full/public/2024-01/ICRC-humanitarian-help20220525-Dmytrivka_Makariv-Field-trip-FOTO7827.jpg.webp?itok=vFEAiNcy 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="1280" height="736"/> <source 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aria-labelledby="figure--4"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title" id="figure--4"> 18,000+ </div> <div class="text"> <div class="ck-text"><p>staff at HQ and in the field</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="items-bar"> <div class="nav-slider"> <span class="counter" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"> <span class="visually-hidden"></span> <span class="visually-visible" aria-hidden="true"></span> </span> </div> <a href="/en/report/icrc-annual-report-2023" class="btn btn-secondary-light"><span>More about our impact</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="banner-highlight939964" class="banner-highlight crisis-mode"> <div class="icrc-container"> <div class="title-module"> <h2>Happening now</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_img_rect_01/public/donation_form/image/violence_october_israel_gaza_0_2.jpg.webp?itok=Gr7TP9BP 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" 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advocating on behalf of hostages being held in Gaza.<br /> <br /> The consequences of this conflict are already immense and will be long-lasting – and so must humanitarian responses to them. Your support will play a vital part in enabling our work to assist and protect people affected by the conflict, supporting immediate life-saving assistance whilst fighting persists and / or in providing essential support to communities thereafter. We will continue to need to adapt and respond to the most urgent humanitarian needs in the region. Please therefore know that your kind donation is supporting a package of humanitarian work through to the end of 2025.</p> <div class="button-group"> <div class="btn-wrap btn-w-error"> <a href="/en/donate/israelgaza">Donate now</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="latest-documents939628" class="latest-documents"> <div class="icrc-container"> <div class="title-module"> <h2>Latest articles</h2> </div> <div class="content js-view-dom-id-6da1759b289849099e645a7c533310be8b5a44ea0f72c849a12b7d35504634cb"> <article class="col"> <div class="frame"> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="/en/article/gaza-long-road-home">Gaza: The long road home</a></h3> </div> <div class="bar"> <div class="tag-component">Article</div> <div class="date"> <time datetime="2025-02-13T09:57:32+01:00">13-02-2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="media"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_rect_2/public/2025-02/Return-to-North-Gaza-ICRC-05.jpg.webp?itok=OcQZMZQv 1x" media="all and 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