If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that the world does not stand still, even for a global pandemic. Conflicts are inflicting human suffering on a vast scale; new technology is …
By Robert Mardini, director-general, ICRC The recent cyber-attack targeting humanitarian data belonging to 515,000 people was an affront to humanity, endangering those already suffering the effects …
Model declaration of acceptance International Fact-Finding Commission (Protocol I, Article 90) Optional Clause The Government of .................................... declares that it recognizes …
H.E.L.P. Course calendar for 2022 published The International Committee of the Red Cross had published the calendar of the Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course for 2022. In …
31-01-2022 Abuja: Following the decision to close camps for internally displaced people in Maiduguri, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is closely following the evolution of the …
In 2021, the ICRC’s team in Venezuela faced both the challenges and the opportunities that come with intensifying humanitarian work against a backdrop of armed violence. Thanks to our continual …
A shot of Samarat and Baker’s home, which could be flooded with water any moment during the winter. Like many Gazans, Samarat, 29, from al-Zaitoun neighborhood, finds herself with little capacity to …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Arauca – i.e. how difficult it has become for the civilian population to meet …
03-02-2022 The Assembly, the governing body of the International Committee of the Red Cross, confirmed today the appointment of six new directors to the organisation’s executive team. Under the …
03-02-2022 Juba (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release of four persons, detained in relation to the conflict between the Sudan People's Liberation …
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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.
