The rules of war took centre stage at an event in London marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. In an age of increasing conflict and humanitarian needs, last night’s event at the UK …
17-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric met with authorities of the Russian Federation to address urgent topics relating to the …
16-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, has arrived in Moscow for a planned visit. Ms Spoljaric plans to discuss in confidence …
Keynote speech by ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum’s Fourth Plenary Session on "International Mechanisms and Global Security Governance", on September 14, …
During the first half of 2024, people in areas affected by armed conflict and violence in the country continued to struggle to meet their basic needs despite humanitarian intervention to alleviate …
Panel remarks by Balthasar Staehelin, Personal Envoy and Head of Regional Delegation for East Asia at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), during the Third Plenary Session on …
12-09-2024 Kyiv (ICRC) – Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were killed on Thursday after shelling hit the site of a planned frontline aid distribution in the …
Over the last few years, there has been increased recognition of the urgent need to strengthen climate action in places enduring armed conflict and other fragile settings, as reflected in the COP28 …
12-09-2024 Invitation to Representatives of the Media Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Four Geneva Conventions and Launch of the international humanitarian law Caucus What: A …
The Humanity in Action Report provides an at-a-glance guide of how we protected and assisted victims of armed conflict and other violence in some of the world's most challenging environments in 2023. …
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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.
