The ICRC and the National University of Malaysia hosted an inaugural International Humanitarian Law (IHL) role play competition from 23 to 25 October 2015. In this miniature version of the …
Today's complex conflicts often overlook the fundamental values enshrined in the Geneva conventions. Here's how we can ensure its principles are honoured The Middle East is in turmoil. War is raging …
Thousands of people in Syria are living with disabilities, and the fighting of the last four years has added to their number. Physical rehabilitation facilities in Syria are over whelmed with people …
Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent . Ms Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and …
Patrick Youssef is just back from Iraq, where he was in charge of the ICRC delegation. He talks about suffering in a country that has endured an unprecedented cycle of violence since 2014. And he …
This is the story of Hayat, a little girl from Amran governorate in Yemen who has lost her home, her sister and her right foot following an airstrike on her village. She has just received a …
"Health Care in Danger: Meeting the Challenges" is a collection of stories from the field. They describe how violence can disrupt the delivery of health care. In some cases, entire communities are …
When her children's faces popped up on the computer screen, Denise was overwhelmed. For three years, she had had no news of Christella or her younger brother, Hervé. Then earlier this year, she got …
The ICRC has a long tradition of providing services for people with disabilities in Iraq. Currently, we're serving 34,000 people a year by supporting several rehabilitation centres around the …
The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva have an index number starting with the letter B. Particular attention should be drawn to the records pertaining to …
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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.
