… the reports of a ceasefire and urge the international community to help find a durable … also led to civilian casualties and growing humanitarian needs. The ICRC is urging the … obligations under international humanitarian law. “The parties must take all feasible …
… Christ/ICRC What we do The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … to three main issues: the consequences in humanitarian terms of armed violence, the needs … and adoption of international humanitarian law, international human rights law and …
… in health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … Red Cross Society. “We are increasing our humanitarian assistance, but we are afraid it … under international humanitarian law (IHL), to ensure that people living in the …
… that runs counter to the basic tenets of the law of armed conflict, and it must be stopped. … a price in this conflict." According to international humanitarian law, civilians must not be …
… global push towards the "localization" of humanitarian action. In some contexts, local … in regions that may be high-risk and where international aid actors' access is hampered. … Svoboda: Deputy Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC Setting the Scene • Lisa …
… 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty became the first international legal instrument to link arms … is crucial to understand and address the humanitarian consequences of the widespread … respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law. This obligation …
… (ICRC) - As Eid ul-Adha is approaching, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … and contact with their families. Though humanitarian needs continue to grow, the … According to international humanitarian law, parties to the conflict must allow and …
… in one of the most complex and dangerous humanitarian operations of the Syrian war, more … eastern Aleppo. It was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross and … respect for international humanitarian law. Hospitals hit, health and humanitarian …
… The ICRC has scaled up its humanitarian response to civilians affected by … th e humanitarian situation. In 2016, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … DISSEMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES ICRC …
… brunt of the fighting in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. “On both sides of … face the horrors of conflict. “International humanitarian law (IHL) protects civilians and anyone who …
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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.
