Astan Agrba, Sukhum/i “As an archaeologist I have gained invaluable practical experience with the ICRC in exhuming human remains. The process includes searching for potential burial sites, proper …
This article is available in Ukranian here and in Russian via the language option in the upper right corner of this page. 38-year-old Nadezhda and her daughters Angelina (12) and Vera (2) received …
… he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what … he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what … he tries to keep busy with various outdoor jobs and physical work. “I keep wondering what …
… to stay afloat," she said. "From cleaning jobs to gardening to farming, I have done it … they receive proper education and find good jobs to become independent. I wish they never …
Mental health must not be an afterthought in armed conflicts and emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. But with limited resources and a widespread stigma on mental health, how can people have …
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In the countries where we are working, people with disabilities are often among those who suffer the greatest hardship. This is …
The ICRC works in many war-affected countries to prevent and mitigate the effects of weapon contamination. Its activities include operating its own programmes to identify hazards, assess risks and …
Access to physical rehabilitation services is essential for ensuring that people with physical disabilities participate fully in society. Regaining mobility is an important step towards having the …
This review of the Physical Rehabilitation Programme’s worldwide activities in 2021 provides an illustrated, region-by-region overview of how the ICRC helps people with disabilities participate fully …
The Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon is one of the country's largest, with a population of 30,000, and the war in Syria has brought a surge in numbers. The area is one of …
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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.
