19-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – Over the last 36 hours in Gaza, staff at the Red Cross Field Hospital have been working relentlessly to provide life-saving treatment to a high number of patients, many of …
19-03-2025 Nairobi (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries has been deteriorating rapidly following the recent surge of the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization working to safeguard the lives and dignity of people suffering from the …
The following speech was delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric at the Ninth Brussels Conference for Syria on 17 March 2025 Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen, Syria lives a historic moment. …
17-03-2025 Brussels (ICRC) – At the Ninth Brussels Conference for Syria, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warned that Syria’s path to peace …
From 17 March to 8 June 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is inviting all professional photojournalists to submit their entries for our Humanitarian Visa d’Or award. For the …
In late January, intense clashes took place in and around Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), between the armed forces of the DRC and the March 23 Movement (M23), which resulted …
Conflicts leave scars on people—and on communities’ economic and social fabrics. Previous armed conflicts across Iraq have disrupted livelihoods, crippling local businesses, and infrastructure. In …
13-03-2025 Georgia (ICRC) – The remains of six people, who went missing in connection with the 1992–1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia, were recovered, identified and handed over to their families by …
As we look back on 2024, ICRC’s efforts in Bangladesh have been defined by resilience, inclusivity and unwavering humanitarian action. Through advocacy, training and direct assistance, we continue to …
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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.
