… and there were 218 acts of aggression against health workers and facilities. These were, … of armed confrontations. Photo: ICRC Health care under threat The institutional response … saving lives comes under attack. Threats and dangerous security conditions often prevent …
… restrictions are having a dramatic impact on health care," added Mr Maurer. "Health facilities … the fighting makes getting to hospital a dangerous venture. It's a terrible downward …
… Ukraine How you can help Afghanistan Health-care services in Afghanistan are in urgent … Ukraine, the situation is incredibly tense, dangerous and distressing for the population. …
… in Goma and the surrounding area. People flee danger once again Even though the eruption of … require support to ensure continuity of care, particularly in primary health centers. At Ndosho hospital, the ICRC …
… Threat to public health For people living in conflict zones, … a response to the pandemic when the dangers of armed conflict – such as gunfire, … given the lack of life-saving health care for other medical needs. Featured …
… The campaign draws attention to an important health-care issue in Pakistan as part of the wider … of the Red Cross (ICRC) global Health Care in Danger project, addressing the issue of …
… their livelihoods , supporting primary health care, hospitals and physical rehabilitation … people living in affected areas on the dangers of mines and other unexploded …
… help from other local agencies in your area: Health support Important health care is given in the first 72 hours after a … or chat centers If you are in immediate danger where you are currently staying, then …
… food insecurity, no access to clean water and health care, and other basic necessities. Added to … hazards continue to pose life-threatening danger to the people. In Rakhine State, women, …
… Mozambique are trading this life-threatening danger for the risk of COVID-19 . The new … centre will help the community respond to the health crisis, but these families cannot … been burned to the ground, schools and health care facilities looted and destroyed, and …
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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.
