11-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and appalled by a deliberate attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum on Sunday. The incident, which …
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/GVA23/00104) to establish a new 3-year Framework Agreement for …
In 2021, the UN International Law Commission (ILC) finalized its Principles on the protection of the environment in armed conflict. Two years earlier, the ICRC released its own Guidelines on the …
The new ICRC Institutional Strategy presents an aligned vision for the period 2024–2027. We take stock of the challenging environment in which we operate and restate who and what we stand for. We …
Modes of action are the methods or means used to persuade authorities to fulfil their obligations towards individuals or entire populations. How we persuade authorities to fulfill their obligations …
Our partnerships with development actors enable us to strengthen our protection and assistance work, supporting broader sustainable development outcomes, enhancing the overall impact of humanitarian …
For 30 years, Iakob Buadze’s life revolved around one goal – to find his brother, Merab, who had disappeared after joining the armed conflict in Abkhazia in the spring of 1993. A resident of …
The ICRC Donor Support Group (DSG) is a unique and privileged collective consisting of the ICRC's top government and institutional donors. It provides a platform for exchanges on key ICRC policies, …
Accessibility Statement This is an accessibility statement from International Committee of the Red Cross. We are committed to constantly enhancing site accessibility as part of our responsibility to …
International humanitarian law is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. Limiting the effects of armed conflict International humanitarian law is a set of rules that seek …
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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.
