The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April, recognizes the successes of mine action and draws attention to the challenges that remain. In Myanmar , …
04-04-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – One week on from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on all parties to put aside …
To mark International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Anna – who works with the ICRC in Ukraine - took over the UK and Ireland X account, offering a glimpse into the work of the …
The ICRC has intensified its efforts to protect children from the dangers of explosive ordnance in conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia. While broad efforts continue to be deployed in Tigray, other …
04-04-2025 Baghdad (2025) – Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 km² of land in Iraq— equal to 300,000 football fields . These deadly hazards pose an ongoing …
04-04-2025 Joint statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, …
What is the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC)? Officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their …
As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, the scale of weapon contamination in Afghanistan and its life-altering impact on civilians are …
A statement from Stephan Sakalian, the Head of ICRC Delegation in Syria Damascus (ICRC) - After 14 years of crises and armed conflicts, landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to pose a …
Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on missing persons, 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, 2 April 2025. Mr. Chair, Excellencies, The ICRC is registering unprecedented numbers …
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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.
