The ICRC began working in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 1983 and has had a permanent presence in the country since 2007. We have a delegation in Bangui, sub-delegations in Kaga Bandoro, …
The Jamaica Red Cross School of Transformation is a project that the ICRC has been supporting since 2008. An ICRC team came to visit the project, with camera at the ready. Here is a …
Keynote Address by Dr Hugo Slim to the World Food Programme (WFP) Annual Partnership Consultations. Session on "The Triple Nexus of Humanitarian Action, Development and Peace: What is the Challenge …
Supporting people affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues to affect lives of people in frontline communities. Civilians living in exposed areas are in need …
Cairo (ICRC) – On the 11th of October 2017, the head of the ICRC Cairo delegation, Ronald Ofteringer, and the legal advisor on Islamic law and jurisprudence Dr. Ahmed al-Dawoody met with Dr. Ahmed …
This video series is an adapted version of an online training kit on the law of armed conflict designed for armed groups in the Middle East. It is part of the ICRC's training programs for weapon …
By William Davies, Michika, Nigeria The only businesses open in the village of Gulak are a barber and a tailor. On the ground outside, two men sort through a pile of peanuts, two young girls walk …
Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) on Friday 20 October, Mexico City. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer . Firstly, thank you for your …
20-10-2017 Families of missing persons have the right to know what happened to their relatives, and authorities have a duty to provide them with answers. This was the main message of the …
The ICRC Harare Regional Delegation co-hosts the annual Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition with the High Court of Zimbabwe and the Law Society of Zimbabwe …
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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.
