12-05-2016 Joint statement by the ICRC and the United Nations in Syria. Damascus, Syria (ICRC/UN) - A joint aid convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Syrian Arab Red Crescent …
Most of ICRC missions are in remote locations, and any inability to be posted in remote areas will de facto preclude obtaining of a medical clearance. All new employees to the ICRC must submit to a …
On 19 May 2016, the ICRC launched Humanitarian Law & Policy , a digital forum for those concerned with how to better protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence. Powered by the …
10-05-2016 Colombo (ICRC):- Sri Lanka will host the third Asia- Pacific Regional Correctional Managers Conference from 10-13 May 2016; the conference is organized by the Department of Prisons in Sri …
Fear and anxiety. They are emotions that a teenager, a blind man and two brothers in Nigeria had in common after outbreaks of violence forced them to flee so quickly they lost track of their family. …
Combatants may find themselves in unexpected situations in which they need guidance on how to comply with international humanitarian law or how to deal with casualties in need of care. This …
The Annual Report 2015 is an account of the field activities the ICRC has conducted worldwide. Activities are part of the organization's mandate to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war, …
It is 5 P.M. on a windy spring afternoon in Jerusalem. Despite the drastic drop in temperatures, in the East side of the city, more than 250 people headed to the Palestinian National Theatre to …
09-05-2016 The 2016 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition was launched today in conjunction with World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, celebrated on 8 May each year. The competition is in its second …
Calling all writers – professional or just passionate about writing. Here's your chance to showcase your humanitarian writing. If you're between 16 and 30 and passionate about humanitarian issues, …
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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.
