… HL Side Event on Protection of Health Care: Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, … ago. This has driven our Health Care in Danger initiative that we have worked on over …
… Everybody has a right to health care – even in war. We don’t take sides, and we … problem does the ICRC's Health Care in Danger project address? Violence against …
… Safe access to health care is essential for both civilians and … by the ICRC as part of the Health Care in Danger project, with more than 30 armed groups …
… to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical … ICRC and its partners in the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative successfully advocated …
… the wounded and sick and maintaining the health of people affected by armed conflict and … recommendations that emerged from two Health Care in Danger experts' workshops on ensuring the …
… harassment or stigmatization against health care workers, patients and medical … the head of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger initiative. "These attacks have a …
… face major obstacles to access the maternal health care they need. In a country racked by … Because of a lack of funding and qualified health workers, the health-care system is …
… drivers can take to improve access to health care and make its delivery safer. Too often, … English and Spanish . Read: Health Care in Danger newsletter, July – November 2015 …
… 19-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – In an ideal world, health-care workers who risk their lives to save … Polkowski, head of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger initiative. Thanks to the support of Mr …
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are seeking stronger … protect people providing or receiving health care in conflict situations. A high-level panel … In 2012 the ICRC launched the Health Care in Danger project, a four-year effort to secure …
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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.
