… along Yemen 's Red Sea coast continues, the International Committee of the Red Cross … like Zabid's is protected by international humanitarian law. "The fighting in Hodeida governorate is …
… Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is … violence and insecurity, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … has been engulfed in economic chaos, general lawlessness and armed groups vying for power …
… maintains a dialogue with both national and international stakeholders in Kosovo. It … mechanism aims at facilitating, on purely humanitarian grounds, the exchange of … of missing persons, in compliance with the Law on Missing Persons. Aiming to address the …
… of the conflict. 11,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid, including 329 tons of health … see the full update on our work in Ukraine. International Committee of the Red Cross … of War, IHL - International Humanitarian Law, GCA – government- controlled areas, IMAS …
… living in exposed communities along the international border, missing people and their … We also spread knowledge of the international humanitarian law among national authorities, academics and …
… and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) jointly … a side-event entitled the 'Cyber Dimension of Humanitarian Action in Cities' within the … are governed by international humanitarian law, but how can we better respond to the …
… in north-east Nigeria has had devastating humanitarian consequences for millions of … and coordinated with Nigerian and international humanitarian agencies. In … DISSEMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES Military …
… in Ergneti. The meeting was chaired by the International Committee of the Red Cross … their missing relatives.” Under international humanitarian law, families have the right to know what …
… in London? The UK has a strong voice in international affairs, not least through its … for our neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action in conflict-affected … urge respect for international humanitarian law. The UK and Ireland is also home to a …
… the Libyan Red Crescent to help it respond to humanitarian needs. Activities conducted … crisis committees, LRC volunteers, faculty of law students and armed groups. THE ICRC IN ONE …
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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.
