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COVID-19: Inclusive programming during the time of coronavirus

… to respond to the coronavirus in the humanitarian contexts in which it works. … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and championing universal humanitarian … issues. Advocate with local authorities and international donors to ensure that they …

Law and policy topic

India: HELP course trains professionals to effectively lead an emergency health response

… is organized by the ICRC in partnership with International Institute of Health Management … epidemiology in the field, international humanitarian law, security and stress of professionals. …

Video

Syria: Humanitarian aid workers and property must be respected and protected

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … detained, property was damaged and humanitarian aid was taken. The ICRC … of respect for International Humanitarian Law and the requirement of all parties to the …

Statement

ICRC publications in Farsi

… اختصاری‬ ‫کمیتٔه بین المللی صلیب سرخ‬ ‫‪International Committee of the Red Cross‬‬ … ‫چرا به اصول بنیادین نیاز داریم؟‬ ‫‪U. Ghani/International Federation‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬ ‫‪ICRC‬‬ … کنید به‬ ‫‪https://www.icrc.org/en/war‬‬‫‪and-law/emblem‬‬ ‫رسالت‬ ‫کمیتۀ بین‌المللی صلیب …

Publication

ICRC activities in Libya 2019

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … its response to meet Libya ’s growing humanitarian needs in 2019. The resumption of … sessions on international humanitarian law. Together with our partner , the Libyan …

Law and policy topic

She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020

… – with a nudge and a little help from the International Committee of the Red Cross – … Ka Roi Ja along with her son and daughter-in-law. Almost four years ago when they fled … but entire communities too. This holistic humanitarian approach led to the ICRC’s first …

Law and policy topic

Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies

… residents of camps, are staggering. The International Committee of the Red Cross and … 31 Communication and promotion of international humanitarian law

News release

Life without fear is overdue in Colombia

… personnel and facilities and breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) are indicative of a critical …

News release

Colombia: Protecting dignity amid conflict

… These were the most serious breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) documented by the International

Law and policy topic

Venezuela: Supporting the most violence-affected population in 2019

… and migrants. The ICRC abides by the humanitarian principles of neutrality, … with the Venezuelan Red Cross (VRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … 8 PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES The ICRC …

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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.

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.