Building a Culture of Respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL): Challenges and Prospects The 21st Century has seen an increase in good practices in promotion of IHL. The reality, though, is …
02-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian response in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse. Six weeks of intense hostilities, combined with a complete blockage of aid for two months, have left …
The following remarks were delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on 29 April 2025 at a meeting on the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law …
This legal factsheet discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence from the …
The Business Continuity Statement provides an overview of our approach to business continuity, supplying information to the communities we serve, donors and other key parties on our ability to adapt …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at the General Debate of the 2025 Session of the Preparatory …
30-04-2025 Goma (ICRC) – On 30 April 2025, following a request to act as a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is accompanying a series of convoys from Goma to …
New York, 29 April 2025 Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been at the forefront of humanitarian action in Afghanistan for decades, responding to the needs of people affected by armed conflict and …
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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.
