Myanmar: One priceless phone call keeps hope alive
Daw Be Be* knows how precious a single phone call with a loved one can be. Living on the outskirts of Sittwe Town in Rakhine State, Myanmar, where transport and communication networks have been …
Skip to main content
Search results
China: ICRC Director General's visit reflects growing engagement with China
11-05-2024 Beijing (ICRC) – The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pierre Krähenbühl, concluded a 3-day visit to China on May 9, 2024. In his first visit …
Fundamentals of War Surgery (FWS)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is organizing its first Fundamentals of War Surgery (FWS) course in Bukavu, DRC. Date: From Monday 13 May to Thursday 16 May 2024 Place: Surgical …
Expert Consultation report – Artificial intelligence and Related Technologies in Military Decision-Making on the Use of Force in Armed conflicts: Current Developments and Potential Implications
During the past decade, there has been a significant focus on autonomous weapon systems (AWS) in legal and policy discussions on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military …
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: computation and Artificial Intelligence in military decision-making
Decision support systems (DSS) are computerized tools that are designed to aid such human decision-making. They do so by displaying, synthesizing or analysing relevant information, and/or by …
Senior Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 2024
About the Event Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this course on international humanitarian law (IHL) is designed to help senior humanitarian practitioners and …
Double jeopardy – during and after conflict: The human cost of weapon contamination in Asia-Pacific
Living in the shadow of conflict A normal day, a daily chore, a deafening blast, moments of chaos and then a life forever shaken and disrupted – that's how victims of landmine explosions or …
Red Cross opens new 60-bed field hospital in Gaza
14-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 12 Red Cross National Societies (or their branch) are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to …
International Humanitarian Law and New Technologies Workshop - Kigali, Rwanda
Objectives The workshop will provide a platform for expert exchanges between military practitioners, humanitarians and academic experts to raise awareness on emergingtechnologies used in warfare and …
IHL commemoration in Romania: 70 years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions
Upon the invitation of the Romanian government, the ICRC participated in two events in Bucharest to promote international humanitarian law (IHL) in Romania. The event held on 8 May was hosted at the …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.