Search results

644 results found

Venezuela in 2020: humanitarian work to help those hardest hit by violence and the pandemic

… de Baecque pplies, provide training to health and forensic personnel, Head of … our activities, we have also taken special care to comply with biosafety standards. Our … The ICRC will continue to provide support to health-care fa- that has just ended: COVID-19 …

Article

Moving from outrage to action on civilian suffering

… needs, from food, water and shelter, to health care services and economic opportunities. … political and reputational risks, and the danger that their support is redirected, or …

Statement

ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"

… sanitation, food, water, and medical care.  Men and women must be housed separately, … a state’s own territory also mean national health systems must be ready to absorb high … injuries while continuing to meet ongoing health needs.  Mortuary and forensic capacity …

Statement
The ICRC president in the 11th HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on IHL.

Persons protected under IHL

… concerned itself primarily with the care of the sick and wounded on the … defensive measures that put civilians in danger. Civilians may not be used as protective … such as farms, housing, transport and health facilities, are forbidden. IHL also …

Law and policy topic

Tool on African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity in Warfare

… were turned over to the women to treat and care for them. As there is a special place for … causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is … whilst warning civilians of upcoming danger. Ghana In the Oronn district in Nigeria, …

My time as an intern at ICRC Pakistan

… highlight for me was being a part of the health care in danger project on right of way of an ambulance. …

Article

How law protects persons with disabilities in armed conflict

… like water, sanitation, food, shelter or health care, benefiting from humanitarian relief … including pertaining to the provision of health care, humanitarian assistance and victim …

Article

ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

… to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to violations of … depending on the quality and availability of health care in the country of return.  The migration …

Article

ICRC’s year in pictures, 2021: War expands, athletes shine and families reunite

… in Afghanistan still brought huge hunger and health needs. Athletes on a podium reminded us … gave families in conflict zones another health hurdle. And a radiant woman in Cameroon … health center supported by ICRC takes care of a patient in Aden, Yemen. After seven …

Article

ICRC statement at second Brussels conference on Syria

… and this further disrupts water supplies and health services; The health care system has been severely impacted and is … to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to violations of …

Statement

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Try one of the following resources:

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.