The human toll of war in cities
October 2023
The scale of the devastation and suffering caused by urban warfare – and being witnessed by staff and volunteers at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – is a source of growing alarm at the Movement. With a view to providing more effective protection for civilians in the testing circumstances of urban warfare, the Movement urges states to commit themselves, at the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, to undertaking concrete actions, at national and international levels, to respond to and mitigate the humanitarian consequences of warfare in cities.
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