… speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza In a recent … unfolding in Gaza. Speaking with BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen, she … of upholding international humanitarian law and ensuring the protection of civilians …
… two expert panels, the ICRC highlighted the humanitarian application of digital … including cybersecurity professionals, lawyers, diplomats, and technology innovators. … Speaking on the panel “National and International Cybersecurity Strategies,” Els …
… demanded the closure of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross … staff on the ground and risk preventing humanitarian aid from getting to those who … obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) and sharing our concerns around how …
… by promoting improved respect for rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) . The way a conflict is fought can …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law. The national rounds for Bangladesh will …
… hostilities. This is unacceptable. International humanitarian law is clear: the rapid and unimpeded flow of …
… for East Asia, at the Global Forum on International Mediation, Hong Kong, China, May … conflicts around the world, causing severe humanitarian and environmental consequences. … the disregard for international humanitarian law and against human suffering. In September …
… 29-05-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … is not only an obligation under international humanitarian law—it is a moral imperative,” said Julien …
… given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, … colleagues, Water is an issue of immense humanitarian concern that cannot be emphasised … which we operate. International humanitarian law provides vital safeguards for water …
… During 2024, the humanitarian needs of people across Syria … as well as humanitarian workers under International Humanitarian Law, were also held. We also focused on …
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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.
