Hanna Lahoud, 37, died in Yemen on 21 April after being shot by an unknown gunman while on an ICRC work trip to visit a prison. Friends and colleagues Patrick Youssef, Fadi Farra and Majda Flihi …
In the year 2016, we developed an economic security program in Bujumbura for the first time. In a pilot project, some 300 female heads of households in precarious situations were assisted to develop …
At the ICRC, we offer employees the opportunity to work in diverse teams around the world, using their skills to make a genuine difference. Different ways to join the ICRC Resident employees These …
Babagana, Gubio Camp, Maiduguri Babagana Adam is a 50-year old livestock keeper displaced from Ngala local government area to Gubio camp, in Maiduguri. ICRC assisted him to restart his business by …
… for all. "Before this conflict, we all had jobs. We continued working past pension age," …
… by fishing in the pond and doing whatever odd jobs we can find but it is not enough. Since …
ICRC linking separated families back together Every year, millions of people are displaced by armed conflicts, violence, and disasters. Reportedly, Southern Africa hosts millions of vulnerable …
… impacts food production, income and available jobs. "At the same time, around 80% of the …
12-04-2020 Tunis (ICRC)—Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are caught in an intensifying conflict as COVID-19 threatens to spread and debilitate the country's fragile health system. The International …
… it's a question of dignity. There are no jobs for her, no schools for her children, 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.
