14-04-2025 The following news comment is attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on two years of armed conflict in Sudan. President Spoljaric will speak at the High-Level Ministerial Meeting …
The ICRC’s primary objective is to limit and prevent violations of IHL as well as IHRL, strengthen accountability for violations and alleviate human suffering in armed conflict and other situations …
Two years have passed since the eruption of conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and the toll on the population has been staggering. The war, now often overshadowed in global headlines, has devastated …
The work being supported include initiatives to boost blood transfusion service, first aid and rescue, community health and youth engagement, sustainable livelihoods, and much more. The Joint …
10-04-2025 Mogadishu (ICRC) – Several regions of Somalia have seen a sharp escalation of hostilities, and hospitals near active frontlines are struggling to meet a surge in needs. In the first three …
For over five decades, the Bangkok regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been committed to addressing humanitarian challenges across South-East Asia. In 2024, …
10-04-2025 Port Sudan (ICRC) —Today the International Committee of the Red Cross releases a report on the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan, as the armed conflict that devastated the …
Is the principle that "Even Wars Have Limits" universal? The International Committee of the Red Cross examined the historical relationship between Africa and international humanitarian law, as …
Life in Haiti is becoming increasingly precarious. Thousands of families are being forced to flee their homes in the face of growing armed violence in Port-au-Prince and other regions. Clashes …
SCORE aims to build the resilience of communities in Myanmar , integrating lessons learned from ICRC’s partnership with the World Bank since 2023. SCORE aims to build community resilience through …
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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.
