Climate change is an existential threat to humanity. Warming of the atmosphere, oceans and land – driven by human activity – is causing climate variations and extremes all over the world, with over …
Statement delivered by Laurent Gisel, Head of the Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at the 79th session of the United …
This article is available in Ukranian here and in Russian via the language option in the upper right corner of this page. 38-year-old Nadezhda and her daughters Angelina (12) and Vera (2) received …
This event will bring together members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement with external partners in support of the idea that education on international humanitarian law, …
This event will bring together members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement with external partners in support of the idea that education on international humanitarian law, …
This event will bring together members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement with external partners in support of the idea that education on international humanitarian law, …
This report examines how training in IHL and related norms of restraint (collectively labelled as “IHL norms” in this report) can shape combatant attitudes and, ultimately, military conduct. The …
16-10-2024 Beirut (ICRC) – A specialized surgical team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) experienced in war injuries has been deployed to a hospital in southern Beirut to offer …
15-10-2024 Dakar (ICRC) – Admissions of severely malnourished children in health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in north-east Nigeria have increased by …
Enhancing Surgical Care in Conflict Settings NEWS, EVENTS, AND UPCOMING TRAININGS The Surgical Learning Hub (SLH) and The Global Network for Weapon-Wounded Care will be showcased at the Humanitarian …
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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.
