… essential services, such as electricity, health, education, water and sanitation. When … spread, hospitals struggle to provide care, schools go dark. Given the enormous … seek refuge in or outside the city to avoid danger may be prevented from doing so. Those …
… weapons: The concerns and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, British Medical … are many factors that contribute to these dangers including the risk of overdose, airway …
… rehabilitation, humanitarian forensics and health, this year saw a healthy mix of the old … on the issue of violence against health care culminated in the passage of the Khyber … this key topic, the ICRC's Health Care in Danger (HCiD) unit organized training sessions …
… both weak and complex, and there is hence a danger that these provisions will not be … assistance for mine clearance and the care and rehabilitation of victims. The ICRC … released by a nuclear explosion would affect health, agriculture, natural resources and …
… first-hand the challenges and the real dangers of being part of an armed force or an … 32 Family reunification and family based care arrangements … 36 Health … teachers, organised civil society, parents, health workers, religious leaders and other …
… in Afghanistan still brought huge hunger and health needs. Athletes on a podium reminded us … Detention for adults can be stressful and dangerous. For children, it can be even worse. … health center supported by ICRC takes care of a patient in Aden, Yemen. After seven …
… salaries are not being paid. Afghanistan's health system is on the verge of collapse and … and salaries have not been paid to health care workers for the past three months or … with mines and explosive ordnances is dangerous for civilians – especially farmers …
… into non-cleared areas. "There are some dangerous places here that we are not allowed … be done, particularly in terms of homes and health care. The situation is bleak and it is a …
… ordnance (UXO) can impede access to health-care facilities, block escape routes, and … made of similar material (e.g. metal), is a dangerous, onerous, and often extremely …
… challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings. 3 December 2021 … essential, life-saving services such as health care and education. Children often end … or are at risk of being returned to dangerous conditions where they will have an …
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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.
