27-10-2025 The following is a quote attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in and around the Sudanese city of Al Fasher. Geneva (ICRC) – For over two and a …
At the occasion of the Cybersecurity Month and the Autumn Edition of the Cybersecurity Week Luxembourg Campaign, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s Global Cyber Hub and the …
The following speech was delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric at the High-Level Launch Event on the Progress Report for the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to …
The intensification of armed clashes in Port-au-Prince has forced at least 70% of health-care facilities to close. Those that are still operational are seeing an influx of twice as many patients as …
Chair, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the continued interest of the United Nations General Assembly in the principle of universal jurisdiction and takes note of the …
The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography lists references to publications in English and French on international humanitarian law. The bibliography is based on books and other material in …
After five years of research and consultation, the ICRC has released the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention – the cornerstone of international humanitarian law protecting civilians in …
The following remarks were delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on 18 October 2025 in Rome, Italy, where she received the Golden Dove for Peace International Award on behalf of the …
Through our delegation in Yerevan and subdelegation in Goris, we continued to support those affected by the conflict escalations in 2020-2023. We sustained our efforts in facilitating …
17-10-2025 Amman – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized in cooperation with the National Commission for the Implementation of IHL (NCIIHL) the “6th National Moot Court …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
