As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, the scale of weapon contamination in Afghanistan and its life-altering impact on civilians are …
What is the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC)? Officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their …
04-04-2025 Joint statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, …
04-04-2025 Baghdad (2025) – Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 km² of land in Iraq— equal to 300,000 football fields . These deadly hazards pose an ongoing …
The ICRC has intensified its efforts to protect children from the dangers of explosive ordnance in conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia. While broad efforts continue to be deployed in Tigray, other …
To mark International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Anna – who works with the ICRC in Ukraine - took over the UK and Ireland X account, offering a glimpse into the work of the …
04-04-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – One week on from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on all parties to put aside …
The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April, recognizes the successes of mine action and draws attention to the challenges that remain. In Myanmar , …
“Every time I leave for work, my daughter cries. It is not easy, but I have no choice." Noora Murad is a deminer from Sinjar, Iraq, and has dedicated her life the dangerous, difficult and essential …
Available in Burmese Get help during the earthquake The ICRC has been active in Myanmar for more than 30 years, providing assistance to people affected by armed conflicts and other violence in the …
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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.
