Coimbra, Portugal (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is joining forces with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the Portuguese Red Cross Society to co-organize a …
Since 2003, the ICRC, in cooperation with the League of Arab States, has been publishing joint reports on the implementation of IHL in the Arab region. The latest of which is the Eighth Periodic …
The ICRC Delegation in Iran hosted the 6th round of the International Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) course with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and Tehran University, School …
Recommitting to protection in armed conflict on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions The Challenges Report provides an overview of some of the major challenges posed by contemporary armed …
Kabul/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday facilitated the release of ten Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) members detained by the Taliban in relation …
Mexico – A photography of two migrants kissing each other, taken in Guadalajara, west Mexico, at the end of 2018, was awarded first prize at the first photo contest co-organized by Casa de Cultura …
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) extends its capacity in innovative ways together with DSS water Earlier this year, the ICRC formed a partnership with Dutch Surge Support (DSS water). …
Statement to Event: “The United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Cooperation to promote peace, security and stability; preventing the linking of terrorism with organized crime and …
To help community members in Macomia in northern Mozambique rebuild their lives, the ICRC and Mozambique Red Cross distributed seeds and farming tools to 844 families ahead of planting season. The …
In April 2019, Cyclone Kenneth struck northern Mozambique, a country still reeling from the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai which hit the country only six weeks prior. Tens of thousands of people …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
