… the humanitarian acts and services given by health-care personnel and aid societies in … leaders and explaining the risks and the danger such practices may cause can help gain …
… example, civilian infrastructure needed for health care, transportation, communications, energy … civilians and civilian objects from the danger arising from military operations.11 It …
… situations as well as the uncertainty and dangers created by the COVID 19 pandemic. … III) and civilians (GC IV). They also protect health care and medical personnel, units, facilities …
… dance and drama to promote the protection of health-care workers and facilities in times of conflict. Part of the ICRC Health Care in Danger project, the drama initiative tries to …
… their programs and workplaces to new public health requirements – leaders from countries … shape humanitarian responses. The global health emergency caused by COVID-19 is a … dealing with the pandemic as a novel health, social and economic crisis. While the …
… missing person, economic situation, mental health and psychosocial issues, legal and … parents and other relatives and are not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, … on land after attempting journeys made more dangerous by the increased securitisation of …
… in Energy, Virtual Reality, Digital Health, and most recently Generative AI. These … how initiative failures might impact their careers. Establishing a culture of innovation … of this, many staff work in challenging or dangerous operating contexts which can be …
… protect the civilian population against the dangers of military operations, in particular … cannot always override humanity. In taking care to protect civilians, soldiers must … the term ‘injury’ encompasses all harm to the health of civilians or excludes some types of …
… and Red Crescent volunteers who operate in dangerous conditions, and to ensure that they … of services including disaster relief and health and social programmes. The IFRC works … of people helped: Relief and recovery Healthcare Water and sanitation 170,046 436,282 …
… 5(2). 2 Draft Rules for the Limitation of the Dangers incurred by the Civilian Population in … effects, from the malfunctioning of heath care structures to the spread of diseases. It … attainable standard of physical and mental health, Paul Hunt; the Representative of the …
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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.
