ICRC Archives Acquisition Policy
The Archives Acquisition policy explains the role and responsibility of ICRC archives in documenting the history of the organization. The policy defines the scope of ICRC’s archival collections and …
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The 23rd International Committee of the Red Cross Essay Competition for East African Universities
Building a Culture of Respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL): Challenges and Prospects The 21st Century has seen an increase in good practices in promotion of IHL. The reality, though, is …
Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse
02-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian response in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse. Six weeks of intense hostilities, combined with a complete blockage of aid for two months, have left …
ICRC President: "Taking part in the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law is taking a stand against wars without rules"
The following remarks were delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on 29 April 2025 at a meeting on the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law …
Management of the Dead from the Perspectives of Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
This legal factsheet discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence from the …
ICRC Business Continuity Statement
The Business Continuity Statement provides an overview of our approach to business continuity, supplying information to the communities we serve, donors and other key parties on our ability to adapt …
We must not only remember the past but learn from it and take urgent action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at the General Debate of the 2025 Session of the Preparatory …
DRC: ICRC helps transport hundreds of disarmed members of government forces from Goma to Kinshasa
30-04-2025 Goma (ICRC) – On 30 April 2025, following a request to act as a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is accompanying a series of convoys from Goma to …
Communiqué on the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment in support of international humanitarian law
New York, 29 April 2025 Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, the …
Egypt: Facts and Figures (January – December 2024)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and …
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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.
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.