“When I was shot in the abdomen some years ago, I did not know what to do before reaching the hospital. With this training, I will be in a better position to help others who sustain wounds.” - Puiand …
Working paper submitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the open-ended working group on reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours In line …
02-02-2023 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) — In recent months, hospitals in South Sudan have been facing an influx of weapon-wounded patients due to renewed clashes across the country. As a result, the …
A Partnership Framework Agreement (PFA) to strengthen the collaboration between the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society (PNGRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was signed for …
Spiraling levels of violence in the West Bank have led to a serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation. In October 2022, the city of Nablus suffered from one of the longest and most severe …
Geneva (ICRC) -- "We wish to express our deep sympathy and solidarity with all those who were affected by the deadly earthquake that struck southern Türkiye overnight Sunday to Monday. In Syria, the …
Tense situations arise frequently in health-care settings, and they escalate to violence far too frequently. The purpose of this course is to teach people working in health-care settings how to …
To respond to the worst drought in decades crippling East Africa, specifically Kenya, the organization launched an emergency response with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), reaching over 100,000 …
08-02-2023 Port-au-Prince (ICRC) – The below is a statement from Martin Schüepp, the director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), after a visit to Haiti that …
A barber in La Cota 905 Robert begins his day laying out his tools in the space he has turned into his own salon. Known now as the local barber, he carries out his work with care and creativity. …
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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.
