This year we mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of August 1949, under the theme “The One Set of Rules We All Agree on”. The Geneva Conventions are the basic rules of war that …
We acknowledge that your current situation is incredibly dangerous and distressing for you and your loved ones. We are very sorry you have to go through this. The International Committee of the Red …
Biomedical equipment plays an essential role in health care. No X-rays or CT scans means no diagnoses. No ventilators or catheters means no intensive care. So at the ICRC we put a lot of effort into …
08-10-2024 Addis Ababa (ICRC) — Eighty percent of victims of unexploded ordnance assisted by the International Committee of the Red Cross in rural areas of northern Ethiopia have been children, …
As part of ongoing efforts by the ICRC’s regional delegation to the UK & Ireland to promote the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, a small team participated in this year’s Irish Red Cross …
The 17th meeting of Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) is taking place from October 7-11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The International Committee of the Red …
The first confirmed case of polio in 25 years, as well as reports of other suspected cases emerging in Gaza, raises grave concerns about the public health impact of this prolonged armed conflict. …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has an exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and other violence, often working …
Families of hostages have lived through a nightmare for a year. Children, spouses, siblings, and parents have all waited anxiously, every day, for the release of their loved ones, or at minimum for …
In this report, the Norwegian Red Cross and ICRC examine the crucial role of the personnel who operate, maintain, and repair electricity, water and sanitation infrastructure during armed conflict in …
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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.
