Speech given by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at Antalya Diplomacy Forum Excellencies, distinguished guests, The call of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to …
Since 2014, the Lake Chad crisis has been affecting the people of Cameroon’s Extreme North region. Hundreds of thousands have fled, most of them remaining inside the country. In 2016, people in …
For the past 150 years, the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency has been helping people separated from their loved ones. We are entrusted by the Geneva Conventions as a neutral intermediary to assist …
Migration, disappearances, violence, use of force and prision emergency: the 5 most pressing issues in 2022 By Jordi Raich, head of the ICRC's regional delegation for Mexico and Central America. …
The ICRC and the WB agreed to prolong their operational collaboration around Health in South Sudan , focused on the provision of secondary healthcare services at the Akobo County Hospital (ACH). The …
Our expert panel in conversation on the interaction between international humanitarian law, counterterrorism measures and sanctions. Over the past two decades, States and international organisations …
At the European Humanitarian Forum, the ICRC shares a snapshot of 12 selected issues arising in relation to the international humanitarian law (IHL) applicable in today's armed conflicts and outlines …
During the pandemic, we continued to carry out our humanitarian work in an impartial, neutral and independent manner. Our bilateral and confidential dialogue with weapon bearers and people affected …
In 2021, we recorded 486 victims of explosive hazards*, the highest number in the past five years. The phenomenon is clearly worsening with a direct impact on the civilian population, since most …
The reality of Colombians living in the midst of armed conflicts and violence remains complex. These are our calls to action for the year 2022 on the issues that most concern us in Colombia. Armed …
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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.
