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Azerbaijan: Celebrating 75 Years of the Geneva Conventions and promoting IHL

… anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross … the domestic implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Representatives from state …

Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… Working Paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross New … of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences to which no State or … “Weapons and international humanitarian law” [5] – as well as other complementary …

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Ethiopia: 2024 Facts & Figures

… 2024 The ICRC has been conducting its humanitarian operations in Ethiopia for nearly … Livelihoods     Promoting Humanitarian Law and Values   Over 92,600 community … 10 ENDF members and police to attend international events on International

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Vacancy: (Deputy Protection Coordinator In Charge Of Coaching) - Colombia

… in human sciences with knowledge of International Humanitarian Law. At least 3 years of experience in the …

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Peru: Soldiers at VRAEM bases learn the rules of war

… Better knowledge of the law fosters greater respect for civilians and … from the effects of the fighting, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to expand their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law

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Una trabajadora del CICR explica el DIH a personal militar en un cuarto de tropa.

ICT Specialist

… Delegation Logistics About the ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross … works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by … respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral …

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South Sudan: ICRC Mobile Surgical Team carries out over 300 surgeries on war wounded injured in the Sudan conflict in Renk town

… response is driven by principles enshrined in international humanitarian law (IHL), humanitarian principles and duty to …

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Surgical Team in Renk.

ICRC president: Upholding international humanitarian law is crucial to reducing escalating costs of war

… Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … risks that could result if international humanitarian law is not better respected. “The magnitude of …

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EVENT: The 13th Paul Reuter Prize Award Ceremony

… Paul Reuter Prize On 12 February 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross … teaching, and research of international humanitarian law (IHL). With its long-standing tradition, …

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ICT Assets Manager

… Delegation Logistics About the ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross … works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by … respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral …

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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.

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.