… pandemic concerns, and reasons to smile. Increased conflict in Ethiopia and a volcano’s … in Afghanistan still brought huge hunger and health needs. Athletes on a podium reminded us … health center supported by ICRC takes care of a patient in Aden, Yemen. After seven …
… Ministerial Side Meeting on Paris Principles … first-hand the challenges and the real dangers of being part of an armed force or an … 32 Family reunification and family based care arrangements … 36 Health … teachers, organised civil society, parents, health workers, religious leaders and other …
… 31-12-1996 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. … assistance for mine clearance and the care and rehabilitation of victims. The ICRC … released by a nuclear explosion would affect health, agriculture, natural resources and …
… The year 2021 has been an interesting one for the International … rehabilitation, humanitarian forensics and health, this year saw a healthy mix of the old … on the issue of violence against health care culminated in the passage of the Khyber …
… Expert meeting report: This publication is a summary … weapons: The concerns and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, British Medical …
… given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UN … essential services, such as electricity, health, education, water and sanitation. When … spread, hospitals struggle to provide care, schools go dark. Given the enormous …
… with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas' report calls for a change … including water, electricity, sanitation and health care Contamination by unexploded ordnance …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … such as sexual violence and attacks against health services, remain widespread. The fear … sources of food and livelihood, obtain health care and clean water, address their …
… needs to be done to protect men, boys and/including LGBTIQ+ people at risk of sexual and … which respond to trauma, including mental health, sexual and reproductive health … and development of appropriate and accessible care. This report draws on existing secondary …
… and political and socio-economic crises continue to ravage the Sahel region, Peter Maurer, … to make long and dangerous journeys to access health care. We estimate that nearly 1.5 million …
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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.
