The ICRC's Director of Operations, Dominic Stillhart, recently concluded a five-day visit to Sri Lanka. During his time in the country Mr Stillhart met with a number of senior government officials, …
The winner of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) special award for the Arma 3 contest is ROBJ2210, who developed a civilian air rescue operation. Launched by the ICRC and Bohemia Interactive in April …
25-03-2015 With heavy fighting continuing to tear apart Syria and Iraq, and many communities still recovering from conflicts in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the region's …
The Middle East’s water supplies – and the people who depend on them – are at breaking point. On this page that provides highlights of the full report, we detail the inter-related network of problems …
25-03-2015 Niamey (ICRC) – An instruction manual on international humanitarian law was officially presented today to Niger's Ministry of National Defence. It was drafted by the country's defence and …
24-03-2015 Kuala Lumpur / Geneva (ICRC) – The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the newest addition to international humanitarian law (IHL) – is the focus of a regional conference being held in Kuala Lumpur …
Tuberculosis, a curable but potentially fatal disease if not treated correctly, is rapidly spreading worldwide – reaching alarmingly high levels in a number of locations. In particular, the rate of …
In Central African Republic, children fleeing violence have been displaced to the interior of the country or have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. This is what happened to Fabrice, who …
Kompienga province, Burkina Faso, February 2015. Homes and barns were set fire to in January. Some people have since had to sleep out in the open, without any real means of subsistence. CC BY-NC-ND / …
In the heart of Sabah, 120 children recently learnt valuable lessons on good health and hygiene practices as part of an ICRC initiated project at St Theresa School, Penampang. Taking into …
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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.
