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Funds and medals

… promote and develop the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement promote international humanitarian law recognize the merits of individuals who …

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Her Majesty Empress Michiko delivers a congratulatory address to Saita, who is about to receive the Florence Nightingale Award, in Japan.

Protected persons: Civilians

… armed conflict is therefore a cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL). IHL also provides additional …

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Internally displaced people have taken refuge in a school used as a makeshift camp in Kanyaruchinya, Congo.

Our history

… we have worked to help, protect and provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … the Geneva Conventions and the birth of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the development of international humanitarian law and promoting respect for it by …

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Humanitarian goods being delivered in Yemen in the 1960s.

Reconnecting families

… IFRC. We work together, according to the same humanitarian principles, as a unique worldwide … Central Tracing Agency bureau for the international armed conflict between the … are protected by international humanitarian law in international and non-international …

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo, an ICRC delegate helps reunite a two-year-old with his mother, after being separated for three weeks.

Neutral intermediary

… Neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action in armed conflict and … thanks to the mandate conferred on it under international humanitarian law and its own Statutes, which set out our …

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People embrace and shed tears during a prisoner release operation in Yemen, facilitated by the ICRC as a neutral intermediary.

Our finances

… of victims of war and to promote respect for international humanitarian law.   All our annual reports Annual Report …

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The ICRC financially assists Congolese people deported from Angola.

Chemical and biological weapons

… The international community banned the use of … and biological weapons and international humanitarian law Today’s advances in life sciences and …

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Training on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards hosted by the defense forces of Ireland and organized by the ICRC.

Compliance with IHL

… parties to conflict to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law is at the core of our mandate under the …

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Members of an armed force group during an ICRC briefing on international humanitarian law.

The Office of the President

… department’s division for the UN and other international organizations, where she was … philosophy, economics and international law at the Universities of Basel and Geneva … the past 30 years: development economics, humanitarian action and international trade. …

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ICRC HQ in Geneva

Water and habitat

… As a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian actor, the ICRC carries out … on both sides of a conflict that under the law of war they must never attack … to human survival. Latest articles What the law says Urban warfare and violence The ICRC …

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The ICRC reduces suffering by providing clean water, shelter, and essential services, ensuring people affected by armed conflict can live safely.

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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IHL treaties

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.

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Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.

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