Search results

643 results found

Editorial: Mexico y Central America, the humanitarian priorities

… disappearances, worsening mental health and the lack of access to basic services such as health care and education. In a region affected by … kidnapping and sexual abuse– that endanger their lives and threaten their dignity. …

Law and policy topic

Yemen: Plight of Population is Growing as World Attention Wanes

… the severity of food and water needs is dangerously acute in Taiz and other nearby … access to other essential needs such as basic health care is dangerously limited in these areas. …

Law and policy topic

She inspires: Breaking the bias this International Women's Day

… on her little patch of land or braves unknown dangers to forage for food in the forest. … “While I am away from home, my motherin-law cares for my children. That allows me to … range from emergency aid like food and health services to helping communities build …

Law and policy topic

War should not remain the status quo in Colombia

… Colombia continued to focus on countering the health, economic, and social effects of the … and encounter difficulties in accessing care routes. To stay or to go Confinement and … that must not be forgotten. Health care in danger. Prisons, migration and use of force. …

Law and policy topic

Study on the Management and Operationalization of Health Care in Danger as a cross-cutting Initiative

… commissioned an external evaluation of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative. This evaluation took …

Publication

Nigeria: Highlights of our work in 2021

… materials, door and window parts. Six Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) were rehabilitated and one … funding to implement grassroot Health Care in Danger projects in 21 States in Nigeria. The …

Report

After ten years of armed violence in the Sahel, there is still time for humanity

… in informal settlements, having escaped the dangers of climate change and violence. … to make long and dangerous journeys to access health care. We estimate that nearly 1.5 million …

Statement

“That never happens here”: Sexual and gender-based violence against men, boys, LGBTIQ+ people

… which respond to trauma, including mental health, sexual and reproductive health … and development of appropriate and accessible care. This report draws on existing secondary … the words with which to do so, they face the danger of consent being assumed if they are …

Law and policy topic

The ICRC appeals for 2.4 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2022

… such as sexual violence and attacks against health services, remain widespread. The fear … sources of food and livelihood, obtain health care and clean water, address their … 7. Civilians and detainees Armenia. The danger of landmines and explosive remnants of …

Article

Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected

… including water, electricity, sanitation and health care Contamination by unexploded ordnance … the civilian population against the dangers posed by such use. The report provides …

Law and policy topic

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Try one of the following resources:

ICRC library

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.