Strengthening humanitarian and development collaboration in fragile and conflict-affected settings in Africa In addressing protracted conflicts and compounded shocks across Africa, the International …
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on the night of 31 August 2025 shattered the quiet in the valleys of eastern Afghanistan. In an instance, homes crumbled, families were torn apart …
The ongoing international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to have a profound impact on civilians across Donetsk and Luhansk. Damage to vital infrastructure has severely disrupted …
New update of the customary IHL database We have just updated the customary IHL database to include to include additional practice from Canada and Nigeria . The database contains : the 161 rules of …
01-10-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The intensification of military operations in Gaza City has forced the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to temporarily suspend operations at its Gaza City …
For over 40 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to support communities in Afghanistan . The ICRC has been responding effectively by providing a wide range of …
In a new interview with CGTN America, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric delivers an urgent appeal for states to show political will to uphold international humanitarian law (IHL) to halt the suffering …
26-09-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – Six months after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, access to safe water remains one of the most urgent and persistent challenges for affected …
Joint Statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the occasion of the International Day for the Total …
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, compounding the needs of communities already affected by years of conflict. Since then, the ICRC, in collaboration with 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.
