Fighting in North Kivu, the state of the roads and the scale of needs among residents and displaced persons are all creating major obstacles for humanitarian aid. The October 2022 resumption of …
Halil, Langoya, and Kenneth are among the few people living with disability and working for the ICRC in South Sudan, they have made a great contribution to the societies in which they live and work. …
The ICRC in the UK and Ireland seeks to build support for its global humanitarian work and to further understanding of humanitarian law. Find out more about the team below and follow us on Twitter …
During International Volunteer Week, we want to recognize all the volunteers of the Venezuelan Red Cross for their admirable hard work, dedication and commitment. Through this brief story of …
Students from the University of Dodoma emerged winner of the 21st All Africa International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nairobi …
05-12-2022 Today, Monday, December 5th 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced the results of the essay competition in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for Jordanian …
Afghan's lives have been deeply impacted and transformed by over four decades of war. Some people lost a limb due to the conflict or accidents. They saw their mobility and independence reduced, faced …
02-12-2022 Geneva (ICRC)—As the winter freeze sets in and attacks on infrastructure leave people without heat or electricity, civilians face an increased risk of being injured or killed by landmines …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employs close to 20,000 people in over 100 countries. These humanitarians face unprecedented challenges as they work in difficult circumstances and …
Louai Abdul Kader Rajoub, player, Syria A person with any disability should be able to participate in sports and be an active member of their community. There is no difference between us and a person …
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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.
