… or confined, and the severity of attacks on health workers. All these reached levels not … by armed actors for military purposes or to care for the wounded. This occupation by armed … no exceptions or concessions. The constant danger of explosive hazards The presence, use …
… international humanitarian law. The constant danger of explosive hazards The presence, use … to their relatives and their whereabouts. Health care: Another casualty of the armed conflict …
… by cutting them off from safe access to health care, education, and farmland. They delay … have been killed or injured, and the danger continues to hinder everyday life and …
… their skills in areas such as first aid, health care, protection, economic security, project … adopt to lower the risk of being involved in dangerous situations or emergencies. 20 people …
… has happened to their missing loved ones, health facilities destroyed with no medical care available, or children killed or maimed … humanitarian work. Today, we are witnessing a dangerous trend of lowering the standards of …
… of food and clean water, limited access to healthcare and education, restrictions on movement, … safer practices to stay safe from potential danger while conducting their daily …
… humanitarian response and an ambitious yet careful reinforcing of services in line with … pamphlets raise people’s awareness of the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of … by helping people to meet their basic health care and physical rehabilitation. It …
… Raised awareness and provided mental health and psychosocial support services to … a wide range of services, including health care, emergency relief, physical … and Red Crescent Movement’s Health Care in Danger initiative, addressed violence against …
… Oromia and Tigray. In 2024, assisting health facilities that treated individuals … during emergency responses and addressing the dangers posed by unexploded ordnance were also … 756,900 persons provided with curative care and free hospital services. 7,500 …
… assisting with forensic equipment and mental health support as part of long-standing … its humanitarian mission in complicated and dangerous conflict environments. What is the … delicate operations. This trust, and our careful and principle-driven approach, is what …
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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.
