Yousef al-Yazji, ICRC prevention officer in charge of engagement with actors of influence in the Gaza Strip For Humanitarian action to be fully supported and understood, humanitarian organizations, …
Security Council briefing on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law – International humanitarian law: "Safeguarding Humanitarian Space" Mr. President, thanks for the opportunity to be …
Statement to UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting: Protecting humanitarian and medical personnel Ministers, dear colleagues, I will start with this frank assessment: in conflicts around the …
This Q&A offers preliminary responses to ten frequently asked questions which the ICRC has addressed, in particular since the launch of its framework and strategy on access to education in 2017. The …
Every day people go missing as a result of armed conflict, other situations of violence, natural disasters or in the context of migration. Their relatives suffer great anguish not knowing what has …
29-03-2019 Geneva (ICRC) - As flood-waters from Cyclone Idai recede, the scale of the devastation left behind is becoming clearer. But, worryingly, some of the hardest hit communities remain cut off …
Fartun Nur Abdulle, 25, Dusamareb, Galgaduud region. Experience as a midwife: Three years Fartun holds a dummy baby during an obstetrics training held in Nairobi for SRCS midwives. “My mother …
Humanitarian challenges in 2019 Christoph Harnisch Head of the ICRC delegation in Colombia The humanitarian situation in Colombia is becoming increasingly complex as a result of the …
Delivered by Robert Mardini, Permanent observer to the UN and head of delegation, ICRC NYC Today, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2462. In this resolution, Council members upheld …
28-03-2019 The ICRC reports on its main humanitarian concerns in the country Bogotá - Deteriorating security conditions in the country´s most remote areas; at least five ongoing internal armed …
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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.
