In 2012, many people from the northeast Nigerian town of Banki were forced to leave due to conflict. Among them was Bashir*. "Today brings more joy to me and my wife than the day he was born". These …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Papua New Guinea works with communities impacted by tribal fighting. We have been working alongside the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society in …
Eli is 14 years old. She lives in Hela Province in PNG's Highlands and dreams of growing up to be someone. But these dreams are interrupted by fighting and violence. For over a year, the fighting in …
Registration in March The Geneva Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course will take place in Ecogia from Monday 26 June to Friday 7 July 2023 . Registration will be open from 1 to …
27-02-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Although 2022 witnessed some promising developments in Yemen, the conflict there is entering its eighth year with no clear long-term resolution in sight. Despite a …
In emergency cases, timely and effective care can reduce morbidity and mortality. Consequently, the ICRC supported the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu (DHSJ) and the Directorate of Health …
As a milestone in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC's) relationship with National Societies (NSs), two Partnership Framework Agreements (PFAs) were signed for three years (2023-2025) …
Through its permanent presence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to alleviate the suffering of people …
For people living in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the past year of hostilities comes on top of nine years of grinding armed conflict. In many places, intense fighting has severely damaged or …
Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San …
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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.
