On December 16 2020, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities (IATBU), the International Association of Buddhist Universities (IABU), Shan State …
"The last time I saw my brother was in 1990, when he went to drop off my sister and her son at Makaki point in Kieta town. Before leaving, he asked for chicken for dinner and we ate all together that …
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations focusing on COVID-19 and other activities during the second half of the year 2020. FACTS AND FIGURES NAIROBI REGIONAL DELEGATION FACTS & FIGURES …
In Honduras, the humanitarian crisis unleashed by the pandemic worsened the one already in existence due to violence. Providing Honduran nationals with assistance and protection is critical in a …
Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak despises war. He dreams of a day when human beings make peace with one another, and with themselves. His idealism is heartening, especially from a man whose late father …
For people in the region of Liptako Gourma, which straddles the borders of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the start of 2021 has been particularly deadly. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Model Article 2 declaration for States that have never owned, possessed or controlled nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices. Model Article 2 declaration for States that owned, possessed or …
In 2020, Bosnia-Herzegovina marked the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the end of the 1992-1995 conflict, which left the country with devastating consequences. Over 100,000 people …
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally applicable multilateral agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons. It is also the first to include provisions …
More than 80 representatives of family organizations and experts from 31 countries gathered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 and 3 of July 2019 at the workshop organized by the International …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
