04-11-2025 JUBA (ICRC) – A surge in fighting across South Sudan has forced more than 445,000 people to flee their homes in 2025, exacerbating one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian crises. …
02-11-2025 The State of Kuwait and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a Fourth High-Level Strategic Dialogue (HLSD) in Kuwait City, reaffirming their long-standing cooperation …
01-11-2025 Riyadh (ICRC)- Over 125 senior military officers from more than 90 countries gathered in Riyadh today for the opening of the 18th Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military …
31-10-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The following statement is attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in …
Following the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel in June, the situation on the ground quickly deteriorated, leaving many civilians in urgent need of assistance. The Iranian Red …
With the rapid digitalization of our world and the way in which wars are fought, the involvement of civilians in armed conflicts can take new forms, become easier for civilians, and the related risks …
The ICRC is deeply alarmed and profoundly shocked by growing reports from media outlets, public sources and first-hand testimonies about horrifying atrocities and immense suffering to which people …
The following statement can be attributed to Daniel O’Malley, Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Sudan. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expresses its deepest sorrow over the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of a video pertaining to the recovery of a deceased person in Gaza. At the request of Hamas, the ICRC accepted to be present in good faith …
Following a rigorous review process, the National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) has allocated approximately 3.1 million Swiss francs in 2025 to support the sustainable development of 14 Red …
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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.
