… as water supply, electricity, sanitation and health care, means that disrupting one can have a … ICRC, Marking Ten Years of Health Care in Danger in the International Red Cross and Red …
… element to protect civilians from the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of war … standards and provides blast trauma care training for health personnel and first responders during …
… at a particular military objective, thus endangering civilians); or Employ a method or … party to an armed conflict must take constant care to spare civilians or civilian objects in … an attack, as a weapons depot, or to hide healthy soldiers/fighters. And there are …
… have access to clean water and life-saving health care, and bolster their food security. … operations against groups suspected of endangering the state or of being associated …
… Every day brings new challenges and new dangers. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/A. Mahyoub Saada … conditions. Homes, hospitals, civilians and health workers have been attacked. Water and … Wounded have the right to receive medical care Rules of war in a nutshell …
… being a humanitarian has never been more dangerous. In 2025 alone, 18 Red Cross and Red … in danger, fewer people receive food, medical care, or clean water. Every convoy stopped by … should be proud of that. Gegham Petrosyan, Health Programme Manager, Armenia Tweet: …
… out fires, as shells in the forest made it dangerous to reach the fire source", said … suffered damage. If left without proper care, the forest in the steppe area that is … as well as outpatient clinics and rural health posts in Novoaidar, Popasna and …
… such as water and sanitation, electricity, health care and education. The new declaration … displacement also exposes people to grave dangers for their health, security, and …
… to access food, water, heating and medical care and many families have lost loved ones or … for the treatment of chronic diseases to 15 healthcare facilities, including 52,000 vials … for humanitarian demining activities to mark dangerous areas and reduce exposure of …
… or confined, and the severity of attacks on health workers. All these reached levels not … by armed actors for military purposes or to care for the wounded. This occupation by armed … no exceptions or concessions. The constant danger of explosive hazards The presence, use …
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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.
