The critical importance of the laws of war and the accountability of States pursuing or supporting military campaigns in urban centres topped the agenda at a parliamentary event held in London this …
Strengthening communities Khine Nu, a mother of six children, is worried about the monsoon season that looms ahead. Her house was washed away during Cyclone Mora in May 2017. Though neighbours helped …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Liberia supports the Liberia National Red Cross Society activities, helps the authorities in national implementation of the international humanitarian …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like to thank you for the opportunity to present its views at this Review Conference and to share its perspective as a humanitarian …
The ICRC welcomes the resolution to be adopted today by ECOSOC and the progress made this year. We welcome the discussions stimulated in the Humanitarian Affairs Segment: as the humanitarian …
21-06-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded the Humanitarian Visa d'Or yesterday to French photojournalist Véronique De Viguerie for her report on the impact of the …
The world's first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics (ICHF) was launched on 20 June 2018 in Gujarat, India by the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) in collaboration with the …
Migration is a growing global phenomenon and many States endeavour to control and contain irregular migration by adopting restrictive migration policies. This may result in the use of coercive …
As an integral part of its operations worldwide, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) maintains a constructive dialogue with the armed and security forces. In Brunei, the ICRC has been …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The National Press Club Malaysia (NPC) today announced the fourth edition of the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition in cooperation with the …
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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.
