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Senior Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 2025

… Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is designed to help senior …

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ICRC staff in an IHL session with interlocutors.

Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law

… discusses the interplay between Islamic law and international humanitarian law (IHL). Islamic law is the …

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Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law

Preserving human control over the use of force: A call to regulate lethal autonomous weapon systems under international law

… more worrying. The window to apply effective international regulations and controls on … to transform warfare in ways with grave humanitarian consequences. They also raise … and develop international humanitarian law, but to ensure that humans retain control …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement

… 12-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … that civilians are spared from hostilities, humanitarian relief enters Gaza, and more … stated that international humanitarian law requires the unconditional release of all …

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ICRC President: Respect for international humanitarian law key to breaking vicious cycle of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

… borders for safety, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … action to be taken to uphold international humanitarian law (IHL) and protect civilians from the …

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En el campamento de desplazados en Lac Vert, un grupo de civiles espera que distribuyan alimentos.

ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo

… (ICRC) – On 8 May 2025, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes … crucial role that international humanitarian law can play in ensuring their protection and …

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Kinshasa, 08 mai 2025. La présidente du CICR rencontre la Première ministre de la RDC, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, lors de sa première visite officielle dans le pays. Mirjana Spoljaric était accompagnée de Patrick Youssef, directeur régional Afrique du CICR, et de François Moreillon, chef de la délégation du CICR en RDC.

Evaluation of ICRC’s Athens Delegation 2016-2024

… Julia Steets Executive Summary Background The International Committee of the Red Cross … from the Greek government, at a time when humanitarian needs aligned with institutional … the ICRC and relevant actors’ support for the law. As the ICRC is closing the Delegation, it …

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Lesbos, Moria, Olive Grove informal camp. A woman holds a baby in her arms.

Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

… change and increasing complexity in the humanitarian landscape. Around the world, Red … and to call on parties to conflict to respect international humanitarian law.   Across the world, in the face of …

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Joint Statement from ICRC President and IFRC President to mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day

… "Every attack on a humanitarian is an attack on the community … words of outrage—they demand action.    The international community cannot continue to … community they served, and a betrayal to the laws designed to protect civilians and …

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The Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal flags

The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza

… one year later It has been one year since the International Committee of the Red Cross … that should be protected under international humanitarian law. ICRC An emergency response to an ongoing …

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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.

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.

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.