In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar remained challenging. Armed conflict escalated in several parts of the country and the ongoing situation forced people to be displaced and live in …
The International Committee of the Red Cross deeply regrets Lithuania’s unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, effective 6 March 2025. In conflict zones, cluster munitions …
Joint Statement of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the …
In South Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the South Sudanese Red Cross (SSRC) are finding creative ways to raise awareness about sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) …
An overview of ICRC activities in Jordan in 2024 "2024 was an exceptional year for us marking 75 years on the passing of the Geneva Conventions with a focus on key humanitarian activities in Jordan …
Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 3 March 2025 Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to represent the …
02-03-2025 The following is a statement attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva (ICRC)—The ceasefire agreement has saved countless lives …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for 2.17 billion Swiss francs to help it meet the needs of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence in …
27-02-2025 Jerusalem (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an overnight operation returned the remains of four deceased hostages to Israel and transferred 537 Palestinian …
Islamic law is one of the oldest legal systems in existence, and has developed detailed rules regulating warfare. With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic …
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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.
