The ICRC in 2025: On the front line for humanity, always

In 2025, ensuring access to health care has remained a central pillar of the ICRC’s work for people affected by armed conflict, particularly where health systems have been damaged, overwhelmed or deprived of essential resources.

Across contexts such as Gaza, the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict, Sudan, South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and many others, the ICRC has supported hospitals and health-care facilities through the provision of medical supplies, equipment, training and direct operational support. Surgical teams have treated people wounded by weapons, often in facilities operating under extreme pressure, while primary health-care services have continued to reach communities with few alternatives.

In Afghanistan, long-term support to health care and physical rehabilitation services has continued to help people living with disabilities - many as a result of years of conflict - regain mobility and independence. In Myanmar, health support has remained essential amid ongoing violence and access constraints, particularly following the earthquake that further damaged already fragile services.