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 …
Delivered by Laurent Gisel, Head of Arms and Conduct of Hostilities. Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This First Committee takes place amid steadily increasing levels of armed conflict, …
In times of war, disaster or displacement, people caught in crisis need one thing above all else: help they can trust and depend on. This is where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
In the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, even people far from the frontlines live under the constant threat of being impacted by missile or drone strikes. All lives are affected, including …
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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.
