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 …
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 …
27-10-2025 The following is a quote attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in and around the Sudanese city of Al Fasher. Geneva (ICRC) – For over one and a …
At the occasion of the Cybersecurity Month and the Autumn Edition of the Cybersecurity Week Luxembourg Campaign, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s Global Cyber Hub and the …
The following speech was delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric at the High-Level Launch Event on the Progress Report for the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to …
The intensification of armed clashes in Port-au-Prince has forced at least 70% of health-care facilities to close. Those that are still operational are seeing an influx of twice as many patients as …
Chair, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the continued interest of the United Nations General Assembly in the principle of universal jurisdiction and takes note of the …
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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.
