This case study highlights the ICRC’s anticipatory approach to mitigating climate-induced disasters in Somalia, a country trapped in cycles of drought and flooding exacerbated by climate change. In …
Yemen’s historical beekeeping industry, a vital livelihood for around 100,000 households, faces severe threats from conflict and climate change. Honey production has declined by 20–25% in hotter …
This case study highlights the ICRC’s Prisoners of Climate Change (PoCC) program, which addresses the dual challenges of increasing climate risks for overcrowded detention facilities and in the …
This case study highlights the ICRC’s Conflict–Climate–Resilience (CCR) programme in Niger, showcasing how integrating climate adaptation into humanitarian action can bolster community resilience. …
In Mali, the ICRC's cash-for-work project addresses both climate and conflict challenges by rehabilitating key water resources. This case study shows how the initiative involved dredging 4,000 m³ of …
In conflict and disaster settings early rehabilitation should begin as soon as possible to prevent complications, to speed recovery, to optimize functional outcomes and to ensure the quality and …
Following the First African Health in Detention Conference held in Nairobi, from 3 to 5 July 2024, on the theme “Making The Difference: African Solutions To Improving Health In Detention”, more than …
“Joining hands”, “working together”, “pooling the resources” were the often-repeated phrases during a sub-forum jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Chinese …
The Myanmar Community Assistance Livelihood Project (MCLAP) aims to build on the partnership between the ICRC and World Bank initiated in 2023. The Myanmar Community Assistance Livelihood Project …
"Every night I would pray, hoping he would somehow find us and bring us to a place where our children could dream of a future,” said Mariam, who was recently reunited with her husband after her …
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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.
