Answers to the most frequently asked questions Do you know why it is a mistake to classify the protests as an armed conflict? For a situation to be considered an "armed conflict" under international …
This week I'm visiting Yemen, a country so ravaged by war that public services are barely operating, including almost half of its health facilities. In many cities and towns, water and sanitation …
During armed conflict, other situations of violence and humanitarian emergencies, individuals and communities are affected drastically. Their suffering goes beyond the scars visible to the naked eye. …
The conflict in South Sudan has led to mass displacement, separating people from their families and loved ones. Thousands have sought sanctuary in refugee settlements in northern Uganda. The ICRC has …
Forensics science plays an increasingly important role in humanitarian action. The ICRC provides advice, support, and training to local authorites and forensic practitioners in searching for, …
(Sana'a/Geneva) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Yemen today as the country's unprecedented cholera outbreak ravages an alarming – and growing - …
21-07-2017 Kiev/Donetsk (ICRC) – The ICRC welcomes the agreement reached in Minsk on 19 July on the establishment of safety zones along the contact line in eastern Ukraine. The zones will be created …
In July, the ICRC participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre, a biennial military training exercise involving more than 30,000 Australian and United States Defence personnel. Taking part in this major …
In October 2016, Myanmar's Rakhine State experienced an upsurge of violence. The tense security situation resulted in humanitarian organizations and the media being denied access to many communities. …
Every time a fight breaks out, health-care services spring up in action. Doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers risk their lives on a daily basis to treat the sick and wounded. In such a scenario, …
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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.
