International Committee of the Red Cross

Since late February 2026, civilians in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel and the occupied territories, and Lebanon have faced severe threats as hostilities escalate. Across the region, many have been killed or injured, homes and civilian infrastructure damaged, and communities forced to flee. Several states have been targeted by attacks, and neighboring countries, including Gulf Cooperation Council member states, Iraq, and the Syrian Arab Republic, have also been affected to varying degrees. The ICRC has a long-standing presence in the region, with 15 delegations and missions and over 3,100 staff. We continue confidential dialogue with parties to the conflict to remind them of their obligations under international humanitarian law and to promote the protection of civilians, health workers, and humanitarian personnel. Where necessary, the ICRC acts as a neutral intermediary to facilitate safe access to medical care and humanitarian services, and to reconnect separated family members. In response to the current escalation, we are reinforcing our work with Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners across the region to meet urgent needs and prepare for evolving emergencies. The ICRC’s response Islamic Republic of Iran The Iranian Red Crescent Society, our primary partner in Iran, is providing emergency relief, medical care, and search-and-rescue support. The ICRC stands ready to supply additional aid and technical support, including providing restoring family links services and collecting requests from those who have lost contact with loved ones. We are also coordinating with local health partners in Tehran, Mashhad, and Sistan and Baluchistan to ensure continuity of vital medical and rehabilitation services. Gulf Cooperation Council countries The ICRC is monitoring the situation in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, staying in regular contact with National Societies and ready to support emergency responses. We continue key priorities, including promoting respect for IHL, supporting family-links services, and strengthening partnerships with GCC National Societies to enhance humanitarian impact. Iraq Together with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, we are preparing for potential spillover effects of the conflict by supporting key hospitals with medical supplies, prepositioning food and essential household items, and strengthening access to water and other critical services. Israel and the occupied territories The ICRC is sustaining its response to growing humanitarian needs in Israel and the occupied territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip, where operational continuity is essential to limit the impact on civilians who have already endured years of conflict. We remain in constant dialogue with authorities to uphold IHL, protect civilians and infrastructure, and facilitate safe passage for humanitarian personnel. We continue to monitor the situation and work closely with Magen David Adom in Israel and the Palestine Red Crescent Society, supporting them as needed to respond effectively to emerging needs. Lebanon We are engaging with parties to the conflict to promote respect for international humanitarian law and protect people affected. Working with the Lebanese Red Cross, we support life-saving services, including emergency medical care, while helping prevent family separation and ensuring the dignified management of those killed. Together with Movement partners, we are strengthening access to essential services by delivering water, food, and basic household items, supporting primary health care and hospitals in treating the wounded and transferring vital medical equipment, and preparing shelters and relief supplies to respond quickly as needs evolve. Syrian Arab Republic We are monitoring the impact of escalating hostilities, including families moving from Lebanon toward border areas. Together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, we are helping people access food, water, and other essentials, while supporting families to stay in contact through the Movement’s family-links services. With ICRC and Movement support, the National Society has provided blankets, food, and water to displaced families that have gathered in areas near the border. Yemen The ICRC is monitoring the situation and its impact on people’s access to aid. Through confidential dialogue with relevant parties, we urge respect for IHL, protection of civilians and infrastructure, and safe access to essential services. You make this work possible through your steadfast support of our mission. Thank you!

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) currently operates in 46 of the 50 countries most vulnerable to climate change and least equipped to adapt. Nearly half of the world’s 122 million displaced people live in countries facing both conflict and severe climate hazards. In regions like the Sahel and Horn of Africa, recurrent droughts, floods, and violence are driving instability and humanitarian need. In response, the ICRC and its partners integrate climate risk analysis and conflict sensitivity into operations, while upholding international humanitarian law (IHL) and supporting local actors through resilience-building programs and climate-smart interventions. Our work on the ground illustrates how we adapt our assistance to the unique intersection of crisis and climate. In Ethiopia, our largest solar-powered water system in Africa now serves over 77,000 people in Lalibela, mitigating conflict-driven power shortages and ensuring a stable water supply. In Myanmar, where climate shocks threaten food security, we promote climate-smart agriculture by distributing salt-tolerant rice and sustainable farming inputs. In conflict zones prone to climate hazards, we restore critical services—deploying mobile water units, delivering essential medicines, and rehabilitating infrastructure—to protect health and dignity. As a partner within the Red Cross Movement, we recognize that addressing the climate crisis requires coordinated, cross-sector action. That’s why we co-launched the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations, aligning our operational and advocacy efforts around climate resilience, environmental safeguards, and principled humanitarian action. From advocating for respect of IHL to partnering with global institutions on climate finance access, the ICRC strives to ensure that the most vulnerable communities are not left behind in global climate responses. To learn more about how we’re driving systemic change to address the impacts of climate change on communities in crisis-affected regions, please visit www.icrc.org.

Dear friends, With your support, ICRC teams deliver clean water, safe sanitation, and secure shelter to families uprooted by conflict—helping them survive today and rebuild for tomorrow. Conflict and violence destroy infrastructure and sever access to life’s most basic services. But thanks to your generosity, ICRC engineers and technicians are on the ground—repairing water systems, upgrading health and sanitation facilities, and restoring essential infrastructure in towns, villages, camps, and places of detention. We also provide materials to build and repair shelters, giving displaced families and returnees a safe place to live. Wherever possible, our projects integrate hygiene promotion, renewable energy, and climate-smart solutions—so communities can rely on them for years to come. Here is what we achieved in 2025: · Over 32 million people in more than 30 countries are expected to benefit from ICRC water, sanitation and shelter projects · 233,000 people in Myanmar, 235,000 in Ethiopia, 58,000 in Haiti and nearly 2.8 million in the DRC gained better access to water and improved infrastructure · In Syria, 7.7 million people gained access to rehabilitated water facilities, and 11.5 million people benefited from water disinfection programs How much does it cost? Global: • 75 CHF can provide a water tank to a displaced community for storing 1000 liters of water • 150 CHF can provide displaced communities with 1200 chlorine tablets for disinfection of some 12,000 liters of water. Context specific: • 100 CHF can provide 5 water filtration units for the Goma West Water Supply project in the Democratic Republic of Congo • 300 CHF can provide a community in Myanmar water purifier that would supply 100 people with clean drinking water. The water purifier has a capacity to convert microbiologically contaminated water into clean, safe drinking water. • 515 CHF can provide trucking of 1000 M3 (1,000,000 liters) of clean water to communities with no access to water in Syria. • 1,700 CHF can provide a human-powered water pump for supplying a community of 500 people with water in Central African Republic. Your generosity helps make this kind of sustained, principled presence possible. We remain profoundly grateful for the trust you place in our mission and our work today.

The ICRC teams continue to support displaced families with food and basic supplies globally. Armed conflict doesn’t just wound bodies—it devastates livelihoods, disrupts markets, and forces families from their homes. It fuels hunger. As we mark World Food Day this October, we reaffirm that the right to food is not a privilege—it is a matter of survival, health, and humanity. International humanitarian law prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare and requires that parties to conflict ensure access to essentials. In 2025, the ICRC is scaling up its efforts to protect food security in over 30 countries. So far, we’ve reached 4.5 million people with food assistance, helped 2 million farmers restart production with seeds and tools, and provided 500,000 families with cash to meet essential needs. Community kitchens are serving daily meals to thousands of displaced people—offering not just nourishment, but dignity, solidarity, and a sense of belonging. You can find more information about our work at our website www.icrc.org

Myanmar 1 year: rebuilding from the rubble As a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization, the ICRC remains committed to helping victims of the earthquake in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the Bago, Mandalay and Sagaing regions, and the Inle area in the Southern Shan state. The ICRC and its partners supported hundreds of thousands of people across earthquake-affected areas. Key areas of support include: ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT RECOVERY ● Around 46,000 people received essential household items to support their daily living needs. ● Around 36,000 people were supported with multipurpose cash grants to help meet a range of urgent expenses. ● Around 34,000 people received food assistance to cover immediate nutritional needs. ● Nearly 12,000 people benefited from agricultural support, including seeds, tools, or inputs to improve food security ahead of the planting season. WATER, SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE ● Over 151,000 people were supported with improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, through water trucking, borehole rehabilitation, and hygiene kit distribution. ● Over 58,000 people received shelter support, including tarpaulins, toolkits and essential household items, to improve their living conditions with dignity. ● 285 structures/institutions - such as clinics, monasteries and temporary shelters - equipped with improved water and sanitation systems. HEALTH SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION ● 11 hospitals and 28 primary health care facilities supported with medical supplies, equipment and non-medical items. ● Over 15,500 people reached primary health care services or referred to public health institutions. ● 1,249 patients treated or transported through emergency health support. ● 70 civil society organizations equipped to provide first aid and ambulance services. ● Around 1,200 local responders mobilized for emergency health operations with ICRC support. ● 1,153 deceased individuals recovered and managed with dignity. ● Mobility devices — including wheelchairs, crutches and physiotherapy kits — and materials for the manufacturing of assistive devices donated to the National Rehabilitation Hospital and Mandalay Orthopedic Hospital to support people injured in the earthquake. ● 10 physiotherapists trained on pre- and post-prosthetic management to strengthen local rehabilitation capacity across three hospitals. ● 2 ortho-prosthetists deployed to Mandalay, supporting 60 people with assistive devices — reflecting the ICRC’s continued commitment to physical rehabilitation beyond the earthquake response. Your generosity helps make this kind of sustained, principled presence possible. We remain profoundly grateful for the trust you place in our mission and our work today.