Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross on the Special Meeting of the Counter Terrorism Committee commemorating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution …
In the third quarter of 2021, our work in Venezuela focused on addressing the needs of those people most affected by armed violence, particularly those caught up in the clashes that broke out between …
While the humanitarian consequences of urban combat are all-too visible in recent examples such as Gaza, Aleppo, Marawi and Mosul, the prevalence of wars waged in cities will likely continue to …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an …
In Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a staggering number of people are constantly forced to flee attacks by armed groups. This is Jeannette and Brigitte’s story. …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross to United Nations General Assembly, 76th Session, Fourth Committee. Today's conflicts involve dense networks of actors engaged in …
Digitalization and new technologies have an increasingly important role in modern life, including in humanitarian work. Like many changes, this has generated both benefits and challenges for the …
Video speech of ICRC President Peter Maurer at the Belt and Road Ministerial Forum for International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management held in Beijing, China, on …
From purchasing a carabao to expanding their farmland. Five farmers from Lake Sebu shared how the cash grants they received last year helped them increase their yield. Farmers in Barangay Tasiman in …
02-11-2021 What role does the media play in reporting humanitarian crises? How does journalism extend its influence to humanitarian issues? Since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic , has 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.
