Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza’s shattered healthcare system, pushing its already-diminished capacity past its …
We are shocked that this morning an ICRC staff member was wounded by a stray bullet while on duty at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Field hospital staff immediately took action to stabilize …
02-07-2025 The ICRC is no longer operating in Niger. By note verbale dated 31 January 2025, the Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the closure of the offices of the International Committee of …
International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic and …
Aly Mubarak has lived in Egypt with his wife since 2005. When the conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, they were suddenly cut off from their families and their three children, as all …
02-07-2025 Colombo, ICRC - The 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka took place from 25 – 27 June 2025 in Colombo. Facilitated by the International Committee of the Red …
19 June 2025 Joint Statement delivered by the Director General for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of the Republic of Slovenia, Ambassador Edvin Skrt. Chair, …
02-07-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply alarmed by the intensifying hostilities in Gaza City and Jabaliya, which have reportedly caused dozens of deaths …
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 …
The Humanity in Action Report provides an at-a-glance guide of how we protected and assisted victims of armed conflict and other violence in some of the world's most challenging environments in 2024. …
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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.
