… destroyed homes and infrastructure. Primary health care is on the brink of collapse, water … human rights or other stipulations. This is a dangerous pathway. It weakens respect for …
… The ICRC delegation also works with healthcare providers to help them enhance their … response training skills and Health Care in Danger (HCiD) dissemination sessions through …
… Station in La Peñita, Panama, is long and dangerous enough, yet migrants still have … Previously, she was involved with first aid, health, water and sanitation activities in La … risks, ranging from lack of access to health care, dehydration, food shortage, illness, to …
… to adequate food, sanitation and medical care. We also try to ensure they can maintain … which in turn leads to severe security and health risks for detainees and staff. Many … to observe poor and even potentially dangerous practices in the area of prison …
… in Yemen since 1962, but we are now seeing dangerous trends. Our current activities have … detainees, mine victims, and those in need of health care in Sana'a, Aden, Taiz, Saada and Hodeida. …
… She is far from alone. The intensive care unit (ICU) at the main hospital in … The journey to Baidoa from rural areas is dangerous and takes time due to the volatile … influx of people coming in search of food and health care. It places a strain on …
… available to respond to the crisis are in danger of running out very quickly. The … were referred to the ICRC for medical care and psychosocial support. The ICRC is … separated family members to reconnect. Health 450 wounded people were admitted to the …
… and long-term effects on people, societies, health-care systems and the environment. Answering a … The call was widely shared. Aware of the dangers to global order and the rule of law, …
… of conflict and violence. We supported health-care facilities to ensure access to critical … ACERWC and other pertinent AU bodies on the dangers and difficulties that children face …
… 2021). It took the lives of many frontline health workers, destroyed economies, and … disinfectant wipes and rubber gloves. Healthcare staff in the above-mentioned places of … Geneva Conventions protecting journalists on dangerous missions and on Ethics of …
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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.
