Mirjana Spoljaric Egger President Prior to taking up the Presidency of the ICRC in October 2022, Ms. Spoljaric served as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of the …
Armed conflicts are increasingly fought in urban areas, but often with weapon systems that were originally designed for use in open battlefields. When used in populated areas, explosive weapons with …
After a life-changing injury, physical rehabilitation is the key to a full and independent life. Helping those wounded in armed conflict to recover functioning and live a full life. Bringing …
When conflict impedes access to clean water, safe shelter or a sustainable living environment, the consequences are severe and far-reaching. Public health crises There is a direct correlation between …
The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments); National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; supranational organizations (such as the …
The ICRC supports the teaching of humanitarian law and principles, promoting respect for the life and dignity of people affected by conflict. We emphasize IHL teaching at leading universities to …
States often face situations in which officials must use force to maintain or restore public security, law and order in armed conflicts or other situations of violence. Weapons, law enforcement and …
Between 2012 and 2015, the ICRC undertook two major consultation processes on strengthening legal protection for victims of armed conflict. These two processes have since moved into a new phase, …
According to the ICRC’s definition, migrants are people who leave or flee their usual place of residence in search of safety or better opportunities abroad, and who may be in distress and in need of …
It is those who carry weapons who can kill – and be killed. It is also they who can facilitate or hinder humanitarian action. The ICRC therefore maintains a dialogue with all weapon bearers, State …
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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.
