… operation in Asia. Useful information Humanitarian and relief organizations are … Our teams work to promote respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and to spread knowledge of weapon …
… key stakeholders to promote compliance with international humanitarian law, ensuring that clearance operations and …
… 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the International Committee of the Red Cross … put aside their differences and enable wider humanitarian access to communities in all … obligations under international humanitarian law. “The devastating earthquake and the …
… slowing down reconstruction efforts. On the International Day of Mine Awareness and … demining operations. In 2024, 2440 pieces of humanitarian mine action equipment and … and promoting international humanitarian law among all sectors of Iraqi society. In …
… 04-04-2025 Joint statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … This is a step backward with devastating humanitarian consequences, exposing civilians … death and injury. International humanitarian law, including this convention, exists to …
… Second , in many of them, core principles of International Humanitarian Law are blatantly disregarded. This includes: …
… ICRC Since the start of the conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross … Photo: ICRC For me, as a surgeon and as a humanitarian, we have seen people coming from … obligations under international humanitarian law: medical facilities, transport, and …
… HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 2024 The International Committee of the Red Cross … and independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … of the international humanitarian law (IHL), and act as a neutral intermediary …
… 30-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is … on health care workers. Every life lost among humanitarian and medical teams is tragic for … their work safely. International humanitarian law is clear: medical personnel, ambulances, …
… In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Colombia … to its worst point in eight years, warned the International Committee of the Red Cross … respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) diminished, and armed groups …
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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.
