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Table of National Committees and other national bodies on international humanitarian law

… IHL at the national level, particularly the Geneva Conventions, and their Additional Protocols, … of IHL instruments, such as the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

Law and policy topic

Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Yemen

… the protection guaranteed under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. … on the treatment of detainees. According to Geneva conventions, anyone detained must be …

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Two humanitarian workers (one from the ICRC and another one from the Yemeni Red Crescent) stand near each other surrounded by many piles of bags and boxes of food items

Ethiopia: Tens of thousands of people receive seeds and fertilizers in conflict-affected regions

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

News release
Seeds and fertilizers distribution in Ayna Bugna, North Wollo, Amhara region.

Myanmar: Rebuilding lives shattered by earthquake and armed conflict

… 27-06-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – Three months after a … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

News release
Two ICRC staff assisting people in Myanmar

ICRC president: When the rules of war are applied selectively, they lose their protective power

… triggered the revision and expansion of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.  What does this tell us? … for civilians living through war. The Geneva Conventions are clear: “to ensure …

Statement

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: Promoting respect for and good practices in the application of international humanitarian law

… upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join this initiative to solidify …

Statement

Sri Lanka: The ICRC hosts the 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka

… that protect victims of war. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than 100 … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Media contacts Ruwanthi …

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Sri Lanka - The ICRC hosts 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons 2025

Tagalog book on intersections between IHL and Islamic jurisprudence launched

… proseso ng panahon na nagsimula sa unang Geneva Convention ng 1864 para mapabuti ang … at ibat-ibang bansa sa pagtalaga sa apat na Geneva Conventions ng 1949 at ang mga karagdagang …

Law and policy topic
"IHL and Islamic law" book in Tagalog displayed on a desk

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC outraged by attack that wounded ICRC staff, PRCS volunteer during Gaza rescue mission

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.