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We are the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

… neutral, independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … From our president It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority. Mirjana …

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An ICRC team travels by pirogue to Balombe to distribute farming equipment and fishing supplies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ICRC and European Union continue successful IHL training series

… organised a one-day “Introductory Training on International Humanitarian Law” (IHL) on 12 June 2024 directed at EU …

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About the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

… The world’s largest humanitarian network. About the Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … implementation of international humanitarian law. It works to protect and assist those …

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The ICRC working with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Join the ICRC and help protect lives and dignity

… regional delegation and governed by domestic law. Resident employees work in a set location … experience in the world’s leading humanitarian organization.  Apply for an … Information and Communication Technology International Law and Policy Languages and …

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Caption : Concepción, Tacuatí Poty. The ICRC, in cooperation with the Paraguayan Red Cross, provides materials to develop family-allotments.

Topics, debates and disarmament

… is to maintain its protective function.  Our Law and Policy work The ICRC works across a … to inform and influence policy debates on key humanitarian issues. In focus Working with … parties to conflict to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law is at the core …

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Kuala Lumpur. 25th Asia-Pacific Roundtable with Alain Aeschlimann, Head of Operations for East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Our mandate and mission

… under the Geneva Conventions is to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … conflict and other violence and promote the laws that protect victims of war. Our mandate and mission Our work is based on international humanitarian law, which is set …

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The ICRC takes action to assist the victims of armed conflict and other violence, and promotes respect for international humanitarian law.

Teaching IHL, research, Advisory Service and other resources

… Enter our world of resources on the topic of international humanitarian law. The ICRC Advisory Service on …

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Genève. Cérémonie d'ouverture de la 26ème Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge.

We help people affected by armed conflict

… We respond rapidly and efficiently to provide humanitarian protection and assistance to … Our protection work that saves lives At the International Committee of the Red Cross … embedded in international humanitarian law (IHL) are respected, and endeavour to …

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An ICRC employee talks to a child during a distribution of essential household items.

Advisory Service on IHL

… The ICRC Advisory Service on international humanitarian law About the ICRC Advisory Service on IHL As …

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Geneva, International Conference Center. 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. A representative of Vanuatu takes the floor.

Support relationships

… over each other to promote respect for international humanitarian law. Every time a partnership is signed and an …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.