Ten months after a peace agreement ended the two-year armed conflict in northern Ethiopia, the lives and livelihoods of the people living in weapon-contaminated areas in Tigray, Amhara and Afar are …
Statement by Sophie Orr, Regional Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross for the Americas, during the CARICOM Conference on The Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons, Port of Spain, …
Geneva (ICRC) – Bringing closure to decades of uncertainty, the remains of two people missing in connection with the armed conflict of 1992–1993 in Abkhazia, were identified and handed over to their …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently launched the Japanese version of the Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments toolkit. It serves as a guide …
A memorial space created by and for the families of missing people. On one side of Huancavelica's main square sits a large house dedicated to the memory of those who went missing between 1980 and …
Statement by ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 11th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since its entry into force, this …
Embark on a poignant journey of urban landscapes ravaged by conflict, captured in striking three-dimensional models, now revived by the narratives of their former inhabitants unveiling the hidden …
Fighting in parts of Ethiopia has left people in urgent need of lifesaving healthcare, water, food, shelter, and protection services. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is responding …
This page addresses frequently asked questions about our response to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict in the region. We understand the importance of accurate information, especially …
Theonila Roka-Matbob was born amidst the unfolding Bougainville Crisis in 1988. Her vivid recollections centre around 1993, when she was just three years old, marking the final moments shared with …
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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.
